They stymie folks with heavy clay soils because the blanketflowers are allergic to excessive moisture. This is why they are showing up in arid landscapes all over the West. Few perennials are as able ...
Aug. 23—MIDLAND — The Museum of the Southwest is delighted to present Hands on the Loom: Dine' Textiles Past and Present. Native America textiles are embedded in American popular culture. From ...
WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. Six of ...
Although their name is unknown, a Navajo weaver made this wearing blanket between 1860 and 1865. The School for Advanced Research acquired it in 1931, and it’s in the collection of SAR’s Indian Arts ...
It’s art you might find displayed at a symbolic crossroads — where commerce, conquest and artistry meet. It’s the “Art of the Navajo,” exhibitions of Navajo saddle blankets and souvenir silver spoons ...
NEW YORK – The late American crooner Andy Williams, famous for his classic easy-listening hits like "Moon River," also had a passion for Navajo blankets. The 80 museum-quality blankets are being ...
Halfway between Gallup and Shiprock, on an isolated stretch of the Navajo Nation, a cluster of around 150 Diné weavers have maintained a deeply traditional way of weaving. They raise their own sheep, ...