Pauline Bigman
MBM-91.
Superb weaving of eight Yei-Be-Chei dancers from the great
Dine' ceremonial Night Chant, by Pauline Bigman of the Tonalea
area, 48 in. x 30 in., with weaver's pathway. The dancers wear
encircling cedar neck ruffs and turquoise necklaces, and hold
cedar branches. Wonderful meandering step border; commercial and
handspun wool. The rhythm of the dance is caught eloquently in
the upraised stepping feet, each dancer wearing traditional Dine'
(Navajo) rust-colored mocassins with silver (white) buttons; and
in the pattern of alternating red and white ceremonial woven sash
belts and concho belts. SOLD.
by Elsie Mose, a mother of three in her late thirties from the
Pinon area, tight, smooth, and even, about 22-24 wefts/inch, 70
in. x 40.5 in. in natural white, black, deep blue, and deep red,
consigned by Mae Washington. Has four similar Spiderwoman crosses
and a fith central variant. Would make a magnificent bed covering,
wall hanging, or area rug, displayed either horizontally or vertically.
SOLD 