Summary
In addition to its festive benefit auctions, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian will offer several other events and exhibits -- including Native textiles and the work of an emerging Cherokee artist -- to coincide with the Santa Fe Indian Market.
The ongoing Nizhoni Shima' Master Weavers of the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills exhibit region runs through April 17 of 2011, displaying Navajo rugs and blankets dating back to 1910. The Toadlena and Grey Hills region is located in San Juan County between Shiprock and Gallup.See the full content of this document
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Navajo weavers from the area trace the development of their distinctive style of textiles back to the 1860s after the infamous Long Walk from internment at Bosque Redondo,
"Some families who returned home from the ordeal managed to regenerate and maintain flocks of local sheep, whose long-staple wool, ideal for hand-spinning, c...See the full content of this document
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