A Round Sandpainting Rug by Marie H. Yazzie and An Encounter with Hastiin Klah

Tempe, AZ   I always spend longer than I plan to in the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills area and I came across the picture above when I was scouting out the Evelyn George picture in the previous entry.   To weave a round rug using Navajo techniques is to be initiated into some closely guarded secrets for both…

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Rug of the Day: Alice Chischilly Wilson’s Weaving Looks Around Her Home

Tempe, AZ I first met Alice Chischilly Wilson in 2003.  The Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial, which was perennially in financial trouble, was trying to raise money by sponsoring a monthly rug auction and my friends Hank Blair and Bruce Burnham were the auctioneers.  My friend Jennie Slick and I would go each month and help out. …

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