Marilyn Greaves’ Fair Oaks home is filled with Navajo items that she has collected or made. One of her larger pieces is this Two Grey Hills-inspired rug in her living room. This weekend, she will ...
Navajo rugs are highly regarded for their fine hand weaving and designs. They are often expensive and are considered by many to be quite beautiful. Producer Zulima Palacio traveled to Albuquerque, New ...
Diyogí Tsoh on display at the Affeldt Mion Museum (photo courtesy the Affeldt Mion Museum) In Ganado, Arizona, Diné (Navajo) shepherd and weaver Nikyle Begay grew up hearing stories and reading old ...
For centuries, the lives of Navajo people have been intertwined with livestock - specifically, one particular breed of sheep they've relied on for meat and wool. The tribe is well known for weaving ...
Many of the totemic Native American crafts of the Southwest are so familiar as to be almost clichéd, ubiquitously hawked as they are, from the counters of the cheesiest gas-and-Slurpee pit stops to ...
The pieces on display at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum feature rich, intense colors. The patterns range from bold, straight lines to complex geometric shapes. They were made for mostly ...
Childhood memories came flooding back to Marlene Stevenson during last week’s Navajo rug weaving workshop at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. Stevenson, who lives in Mission and works at ...
Rugs have always represented both beauty and function for the Diné. Now a collection on exhibit through Jan. 31 at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville also showcases their role in ...
A Navajo rug and jewelry show is taking place in Scottsdale. The show is free, and proceeds from sales will support native weavers. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Navajo rugs, jewelry and crafts are just some of ...
The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep from the ...