69_67_18.jpg
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69_67_18.jpg
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Dates: 1960-1969
Size: 137 x 99 cm; 10 warps(comma) 36 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. This example was woven by Atsuma Blackhorse(comma) whose weaving career spanned over 90 years. It is a copy of a painting by Pablita Velarde(comma) a famous female Tewa artist. The image depicts an eagle reaching out towards a rabbit. The animals have been depicted in a style called sityaki(comma) which is a revival of prehistoric pottery imagery.
Size: 137 x 99 cm; 10 warps(comma) 36 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. This example was woven by Atsuma Blackhorse(comma) whose weaving career spanned over 90 years. It is a copy of a painting by Pablita Velarde(comma) a famous female Tewa artist. The image depicts an eagle reaching out towards a rabbit. The animals have been depicted in a style called sityaki(comma) which is a revival of prehistoric pottery imagery.
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“69_67_18.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/435.
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