Yei Weaving 56" x 78" - C007673 width-4 ” Painted in three divisions

” Painted in three divisions

this ringlet-tressed cowgirl slips on her glove with concentration and determination

In the arid lands of our Southwest pueblos

Often minimalistic in style

37” x 50”

Yei Weaving 56" x 78" - C007673 width-4 ” Painted in three divisionsNavajo Yei Weaving Circa 1950 All Natural Handspun Wool 56" x 78" The Yei weaving is a great example of the weavings of this type made in the 1930 40s in the Shiprock, New Mexico area. At the time that the Navajo weavings were transitioning from being wearing blankets to being used as floor rugs, the traders at different posts encouraged the use of certain patterns. Shiprock was late to develop its own style, but in the 1920s, the weavers began to use