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Byers-Evans exhibit explores Navajo weaving milestone - Denver Post

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:07:31 GMT+00:00

Byers-Evans exhibit explores Navajo weaving milestone
Denver Post
The compact space's latest offering veers off in yet another direction, taking a look at a little-known chapter in the history of Navajo weaving. ...

For sale: Fruits of the loom - Park Record

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:29:22 GMT+00:00

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For sale: Fruits of the loom
Park Record
For the Elders, weaving is a custom that binds families together and preserves Navajo tradition. For the Furcaps, weaving is a way of life. ...
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Native American Exhibit at Columbia College - Pine Tree

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:54 GMT+00:00

Native American Exhibit at Columbia College
Pine Tree
Using a variety of geometric designs, skillfully spacing line and color, Navajo weavers, always women, created each weaving as a unique design; ...

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Local scene : World seen through 'Native Eyes' - Arizona Daily Star

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:15:30 GMT+00:00

Local scene : World seen through 'Native Eyes'
Arizona Daily Star
Falk, 49, whose background is in documentary photography and museum education, started Native Eyes in 2004 to accompany an exhibit on Navajo weaving. ...

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Freedom Hall Lecture: Legacy of Navajo Spiderwoman - eNews Park Forest

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:41 GMT+00:00

Freedom Hall Lecture: Legacy of Navajo Spiderwoman
eNews Park Forest
... the residents of the Southland area to a lecture titled, "The Legacy of Spiderwoman: Navajo Weaving and Other Spinoffs" by Hertha Pacola of Orland Park. ...

Tourist Tripped - Tucson Weekly

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:23:53 GMT+00:00

Tourist Tripped
Tucson Weekly
Regardless, McLerran does an excellent job of articulating exactly how certain art forms (Navajo weaving, say) suffered due to New Deal economic development ...

MHS hosts author exploring Navajo culture - Cape Gazette

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:42:06 GMT+00:00

MHS hosts author exploring Navajo culture
Cape Gazette
As the basic fiber in basket weaving, Navajos use mostly three-leaf sumac plants, and after the Spanish brought in Churro sheep, many weavers turned to the ...

Hotel-casino to give Gila River artists recognition - KPNX-12

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:04:35 GMT+00:00

Hotel-casino to give Gila River artists recognition
KPNX-12
... River's Pima and Maricopa baskets and pottery have not received the national attention of Hopi silverwork or Navajo weaving mainly because of geography. ...

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Navajo artisans hit by recession at annual sale - Salt Lake Tribune

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:30:33 GMT+00:00

Navajo artisans hit by recession at annual sale
Salt Lake Tribune
The experienced hands of Anna Jackson do the precise weaving on a small Navajo rug at a weaving demonstration at the 20th annual Navajo ...

The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond - Durango Telegraph

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:05:21 GMT+00:00

Durango Telegraph

The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond
Durango Telegraph
“Every day as I drove to the pottery studio, I passed the weaving cabin on my way,” the artist recalls. “It was an old log cabin full of weavers and their ...

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