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Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Diyogí | Weaving

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Culture

Diné (Navajo), Native North American

Title

Diyogí | Weaving
Textile on loom

Year

ca. 1890

Medium

  • wool,
  • cotton,
  • and wood; tapestry weave

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wool,
  • cotton,
  • and wood; tapestry weave

Dimensions

42.6 cm (16 3/4 inches) (length) mat

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.583

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Diné Textiles
Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed
Sep 02, 2023 – Sep 29, 2024

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The railroad arrived in New Mexico in the early 1880s. Trains brought new materials to the region, including brightly colored synthetic-dyed yarn that expanded Diné weavers’ color palettes. The railroad also brought to the Southwest new white customers who were interested in Native American art. Decorative pictorial weavings like this one, with its simple background surrounded by red negative space, were created for sale to rail travelers. Diné weaving practices transformed in the late 1800s from apparel made in a subsistence economy to decorative works created for a capitalist tourist market.

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Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)
Diyogí | Weaving; Textile on loom, ca. 1890
Wool, cotton, and wood; tapestry weave
42.6 cm (16 3/4 inches) (length) mat
Museum Works of Art Fund 44.583

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