Diné Textiles
About
Diné (Navajo) apparel design is constantly evolving. From wearing
blankets and mantas through contemporary art, the more than 20 works featured
in this exhibition
span over 150 years of design resilience and creativity.
They also demonstrate hózhó (balance,
beauty, and harmony), a Diné concept shown through symmetrical geometric
design, light and dark color, and the continuance of practice through
matriarchal teaching.
–Sháńdíín
Brown (Diné), Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art
*Diné Textiles: Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh* is the work of the Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art, which is funded by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. RISD Museum is supported by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with the generous partnership of the Rhode Island School of Design, its Board of Trustees, and Museum Governors.