To the uninitiated, the terms "Native American" and "Navajo" are almost synonymous when it comes to identifying early North American arts and crafts. In fact, there are many tribes that made such ...
Navajo/Diné quilt artist Susan Hudson featured in the QUILTS episode Navajo/Diné artist Susan Hudson's pictorial quilts honor her ancestors and the proud history of the Navajo people using a crossover ...
Navajo weaving is something Kevin Aspaas has a passion for. He loves to sell his work at prestigious Native art shows and believes others will enhance their cultural knowledge through weaving. Aspaas ...
When Navajo rug specialist Ben Leroux visits Santa Fe next month for its famed American Indian and Spanish collectibles markets, he anticipates finding an array of available vintage and antique ...
In the 1940s, Native American communities showcased their artistry and industrious spirit, particularly in jewelry making. Both men and women participated in this craft, shaping silver and attaching ...
FLAGSTAFF — Navajo dye expert Mark Deschinny — like his grandmother and mother before him — uses local plants to make natural dyes for Navajo weaving. Blue penstemon. Sagebrush. Holly berries. Cliff ...
"The Navajo Arts and Crafts Enterprise, an Enterprise of the Navajo Tribe, was organized in 1941, to help the Navajo craftsman market his wares at a fair price, to improve the quality of his work, and ...
Vol. 6, No. 1/2, Change and Continuity as Experienced by Navajo Women (Spring - Summer, 1982), pp. 125-148 (24 pages) American Indian Quarterly has earned its reputation as one of the dominant ...