An exclusive digital review featuring a collection of stories spotlighting weavings and textiles from the pages of Native American Art
Wool of the Earth • Raising sheep by hand and shearing them herself, Indian Market veteran Lola Cody is a self-sustaining powerhouse in the weaving world.
YEIBICHAI WEAVINGS FEATURING WOMEN DANCERS • A look at the origins and early historical development of these secular Navajo weavings and their ceremonial themes.
IT’S A MYSTERY • A 140- to 150-year-old Navajo transitional blanket may have been intentionally woven to form sacred symbols when folded in certain ways. Or perhaps it’s simply a nice weaving.
THE FINER THINGS • Crafted for special ceremonies among the Diné people, dress panels are more than works of art, they’re a lasting part of material culture.
TRADITION AND TRADE • An exhibition at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum showcases the evolution of Navajo pictorial blankets.
REGIONAL AUTHENTICITY • Trading posts across the Southwest preserve the history and regional traditions of Native textile art.
WEAVING A STORY
All at Once: THE GIFT OF NAVAJO WEAVING • The Heard Museum delves into a superb collection of Navajo textiles and the stories behind them during an exhibition on view through fall 2021.
THE SCHOCH FIRST PHASE CHIEF’S BLANKET • The discovery of a Navajo masterpiece.
A SYMBOL’S HISTORY • The Whirling Log in Navajo Weaving
STEP BY STEP • The Art of collecting antique Navajo weavings
A THREAD THROUGH TIME • Two generations of weavers are creating magnificent works and putting a small New Mexico town on the map.
LOST ART • In a commissioned piece for the Smithsonian, Tyra Shackleford showcases sprang weaving.
PAINTING WITH WOOL • Navajo weaver Marian Nez stuns judges at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial with her Spider Rock weaving.
A COMPELLING STORY OF CHANGE • Six rare Navajo textiles illustrate artistic adaptation.
COLOR RIOT! • Multicolored textiles highlight weavers’ individuality at the Montclair Art Museum.
THE SACRED ART OF WEAVING
WEAVING is LIFE • Weaver siblings, Tyler and Naiomi Glasses, bring their unique perspectives back to Phoenix.
The Heritage of the Chilkat Blanket (Naaxéin): A History and Art Preserved
TRADITIONThrough the GENERATIONS • Fifth-generation weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas returns to the Heard Indian Fair & Market.