Weavings, Contemporary 1970's-present
Small Two Grey Hills Weaving- Measuring 24 inches by 42 inches. This rug has a gray background and chocolate brown designs. Finely woven and in excellent condition.
Exquisite Two Grey Hills Rug, by Navajo weaver Betty Wilson. Betty has been actively weaving since 1970, and has been awarded for her fine work at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. Measuring 33 inches by 50 inches, this rug is very detailed with many shades of brown and gray finely spun wool.
Ganado/Teec Nos Pos weaving has fine detailing and beautiful hand spun wool. The background is a variegated gray and brown, rust red and accents of white with black outlines. Measuring close to three by six feet. Woven by Navajo artist Annie Edison.
Natural wool colors, finely hand spun make this Teec Nos Pos by Roslyn Begay a wonderful weaving for any collection. Roslyn has put a weaver's path line from the center of the rug to the outside border. This allows for her spirit and energy to flow in out of the weaving. Measuring 34 inches by 44 inches.
Shown is a lovely Storm weaving by Jennifer Belenti, which is 36 inches by 69 inches. It is valued at $1,800.
Large Storm Weaving- This rug has all the elements of a great Storm rug. The Four sacred mountains, center earth, lightning, feathers, and waterbugs. Rain is essential to the Native people, it brings water for the corn, the stable and one of the four sacred plants of the South west. Woven in the Ganado color scheme, this weaving is close to four feet by six feet.
Louise Yazzie recently brought this beautiful Storm pattern to the gallery. It is woven in the colors of Ganado regional weaving, but it has the design elements of a Storm pattern with the lightning, four mountain ranges and feathers. Measuring close to three by six feet.
Serape Style Geometric Wearing Blanket- Hand dyed with Indigo for the blue and Cochineal for the red, this hand spun Churro blend wool wearing blanket is a fabulous example of a combination of a Navajo wearing blanket and a Mexican Serape, also a wearing blanket. Measuring 3 feet by 6 feet.
Pictorial weaving featuring petroglyph images in hand spun wool. Very unique and individual wall hanging, with a goat, dog, Kokkopelli (the flute player), the hand of the creator, and rain symbols. Natural shades of brown and gray are accented with touches of red, like Kokkopelli's shoes, the sign of the four directions, and a blue lightening bolt. Measuring 20 inches by 23 inches, this is a great size to hang anywhere.
" Yei Pictorial"- Featured is a large Navajo weaving woven in a striking color combination of red, white, black and gray. Woven by Jackson Dean from the Teec Nos Pos area of Red Rock Arizona. Jackson was born in 1967 and has been featured in the the Focus/Santa Fe magazine of June /July 1996. Jackson Dean has woven this fabulous pictorial with a central panel in the rug that has traditional Yei figures standing with corn, and the border has a feather pattern. Yei are the spirit people of the Navajo and feathers are the connector between heaven and earth. This is a spectacular weaving.
