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BLACK MESA WEAVERS FOR LIFE AND LAND
Grace Yazzie, Grandmother
& Sherry Yazzie, Granddaughter
MBM-296.
Grace Yazzie. Dramatic Wide Ruins blanket, 53 in. x 30.25
in., in natural white, deep mars red, Navajo tea taupe/tan, fine
and even traditional weave with "lazy line" joins,
24 wefts per inch. This weavingwas on sale at the Arizona
State Museum, Tucson, in the "Native Goods" Museum
Shop, in conjunction with the special exhibition, opening Oct.
23, "Navajo Weaving at the Arizona State Museum: 19th Century
Blankets / 20th Century Rugs / 21st Century Views." [SOLD]
MBM-297.
Grace Yazzie. Finely woven, handspun Two Grey Hills design, 53
in. x 28 in., in medium dark grey, light grey, black, wild spinach
green, deep teal blue, blue, blue grey, with very intricate border,
24 wefts per inch. SOLD, May 28, 2006, at Pagosa Springs,
Colorado, Fiber Festival, Navajo Rug Collection Auction, sponsored
by Navajo Lifeway (Dine' Be Iina, Inc.).
MBM-298.
Consigned by Grace Yazzie, this is a fine example of the raised
outline technique developed by the Dine' weavers of Coal Mine
Mesa, where a raised outline is created on one side by doubling
the wefts on one side in the outline areas and alternating the
colors on each weft with a reverse order on each side, similar
to a reverse twill weave.Not many weavers do raised outlines.
The visual effect to me evokes a gently falling rain coupled
with a unique luminosity. This one, woven by Marilyn (last name
unknown) of interlocking and opposing zigzags, is especially
evocative of lightning and snakes--both of which are associated
with rain and water-bringing, 30 in. x 25.5 in. SOLD.
MBM-299.
Second of two raised outline weavings by Marilyn, in the technique
and style developed by the Dine' of Coal Mine Mesa, done by doubling
the wefts on one side in the outline areas and alternating the
colors on each weft with a reverse order on each side, similar
to a reverse twill weave. Not many weavers do raised outlines.
The visual effect to me evokes a gently falling rain coupled
with a unique luminosity. This is a very pleasing and well-balanced
"squashblossom" motif design, 28.25 in. x 20.5 in.
This weavingwas on sale at the Arizona State Museum, Tucson,
in the "Native Goods" Museum Shop, in conjunction with
the special exhibition, opening Oct. 23, "Navajo Weaving
at the Arizona State Museum: 19th Century Blankets / 20th Century
Rugs / 21st Century Views." {Sold at Arizona State Museum
2005.]
MBM-300.
Grace Yazzie, a powerful soft and handspun weaving of the
four sacred mountains and a widening four directions motif in
bright red, natural white, black, light grey, and brown/grey,
16.25 in. x 13.5 in. (SOLD at Connnecticut Wool &
Fiber Festival, April 26, 2003).
MBM-278. Woven
by a relative of Grace Yazzie, this is a very powerful and unusual
large weaving--a combination Two Grey Hills and Storm pattern
design, tightly woven in all handspun natural colored wool (white,
light grey/brown, dark gey/brown, a warm rust/sienna, and natural
black, 52 in. x 35 in. , with a weaver's pathway. It has the
look and feel of a much older rug. Slightly uneven edges and
about an inch of misweaving on an outside edge, though "imperfections,"
in some ways add to this weaving's character and power. It feels
like the work of an older woman, weaving from her earliest memories...
SOLD
MBM-282. Grace Yazzie. Another finely woven and imaginative
Storm pattern design, 30 in. x 21.5 in., in handspun natural
color and commercial wool, white, deep red, rust/sienna, black,
and gold. This weaving was on sale at the Arizona State
Museum, Tucson, in the "Native Goods" Museum Shop,
in conjunction with the special exhibition, opening Oct. 23,
"Navajo Weaving at the Arizona State Museum: 19th Century
Blankets / 20th Century Rugs / 21st Century Views." [SOLD]
MBM-309.
GraceYazzie. Large, bold, handspun "Klagetoh"
design with rich earth colors, 54.5 in. x 30 in., finely woven
sawtooth border and weaver's opening, in black, white, rich chocolate
/Red Mesa brown, on a grey-multi field. SOLD at the Cultural
Survival winter bazaar, Dec. 3-4, 2005.
MBM-310. Grace
Yazzie. A lot of power in this storm pattern, weaving, woven
with Grace Yazzie's usual skill and fine detail, 23.25 in. x
19.75 in., black, deep red, dark grey, light grey. (SOLD
at Connnecticut Wool & Fiber Festival, April 26, 2003).
MBM-311.
Consigned by Grace Yazzie, a third elegant and well-woven raised
outline weaving, 32 in. x 21.25 in., black, white, light grey,
dark grey, red, deep mars violet, with a beautiful reverse "squashblossom"
border. This weaving is currently on sale at the Arizona
State Museum, Tucson, in the "Native Goods" Museum
Shop, in conjunction with the special exhibition, opening Oct.
23, "Navajo Weaving at the Arizona State Museum: 19th Century
Blankets / 20th Century Rugs / 21st Century Views." SOLD
in December 2004.
MBM-283. Grace
Yazzie. Finely woven Wide Ruins blanket, 29.75 in. x 23.5 in.,
in soft wool earth tones of rust/mauve (sort of a soft cinnamon),
white, grey/tan, brown, and gold. SOLD.
MBM-270. Grace Yazzie. Small but powerful storm pattern
mat, 16 in. x 14 in., all handspun natural color wool in rich
chocolate brown, black, warm grey, and white, with weaver's pathway.
SOLD.
MBM-271. Grace
Yazzie decided to try her hand this summer at one of the oldest,
most difficult and complex Dine' (Navajo) weaving styles--the
double-woven diamond twill saddle blanket weave. When a master
weaver learns a new technique, the results are powerful. This
one is thick and soft, all natural handspun wool in white, black,
and a rich warm tan, 24 in. x 18 in. SOLD.
MBM-272. Grace
Yazzie. Classic storm pattern in handspun and commercial (red)
wool, black, white, grey/brown, with intricate pinyon border,
stacked cloud., water beetle, and lightning motifs to the four
sacred mountains that surround Dine'tah and the four corners
of the Earth, 31 in. x 21.5 in. SOLD at the ALBC 25th
anniversary conference).
MBM-273. Grace
Yazzie. Another of her wonderful Tree of Life weavings, with
5 pairs of hummingbirds, four flowering plants in the four corners,
the green cornstalk topped with sacred pollen growing from a
ceremonial basket and a wonderful border (which defied the camera)
in a rich blue and maroon red (none of the colors and details
in this beautiful Tree of Life photographed accurately), 30 in.
x 20.75 in. SOLD.
MBM-274. Grace
Yazzie. Another of her large, tight and beautifully woven Wide
Ruins blankets with its water motifs in handspun and commercial
wool, with deep maroon and deep teal bands at each end, blue,
white, a warm tan and a light green in the wavy water lines,
53.5 x 30.5. SOLD.
MBM-111.
Grace Yazzie is the grandmother of Lena Nez's son-in-law. She
is about 80 years old. This is a lovely Tree of Life design,
with a cornstalk topped with sacred corn pollen, flanked by four
pairs of very detailed birds growing from a Dine' ts'aa' (ceremonial
basket), and with four beautifully woven plants in each of the
four corners. Handspun and commercial wool, 23.25 in. x 17.25
in., in natural white, gold, dark green, rust, brown, light and
dark purple, grey, blue, purple-brown, and black. Very evenly
and well woven, with a fine serrated border. SOLD. Grace Yazzie
will be happy to weave another "Tree of Life" design
for you. All lovely, no two are alike.
MBM-188.
Grace Yazzie's lovely and subtle Wide Ruins design blanket,
35-1/2 in. x 25. in., balanced bands of white, deep maroon, mars
red, several shades of grey and warm browns. SOLD.
MBM-189.
Grace Yazzie. Powerful variation of the storm pattern design
with birdlike forms perched on prayer feathers, the central black
lake of emergence and lightning linking the four sacred mountains
that surround Dinetah, intricate border, 23-3/4 in. x 19-1/2
in. SOLD
MBM-185.
Sherry Yazzie has learned well from her grandmother to
weave the Tree of Life design. A cornstalk topped with sacred
corn pollen grows from a Dine' ts'aa' (ceremonial basket)
flanked by three pairs of beautifully woven birds and with an
intricate serrated double border and weaver's pathway, 17-3/4
in. x 14-1/2 in.. SOLD
MBM-187.
In this large Tree of Life, Sherry Yazzie has woven seven
pairs of birds that face alternating directions, 31-3/4 in. x
22-1/2 in., tightly and very evenly woven and with a weaver's
pathway. weaver. SOLD.
MBM-228.
Sherry Yazzie. A recently commissioned Tree of Life to
be given as a wedding present by the bride to her husband. Exquisitely
woven and beautifully balanced with 8 pairs of birds flying in
alternate directions around the central corn stalk topped with
sacred corn pollen, growing from a ceremonial basket flanked
by two flowering plants, 26.5 in. x 24 in., with a weaver's pathway
and an intricate border in black, grey, and warm blue violet.
The birds are delicately colored and appear almost three dimensional.
The Tree of Life is an ideal gift for any of life's milestone celebrations--a birth, engagement, wedding, or anniversary, or as a special birthday or holiday gift. You may commission one in the range of sizes shown here or to a special size.
MBM-145.
Grace Yazzie. Wide Ruins/Chinle blanket; the wavy fine
lines represent streams of flowing water, deep maroon, grey,
black, natural white, two shades of blue on a grey field, 53
in. x 28 in. SOLD.
MBM-112b.
A nicely balanced and well woven mat of Coyote (ma'ii)
howling next to a cactus, by Grace Yazzie, 80-year-old
grandmother of Lena Nez's son-in-law. Carded brown, carded grey-tan
field, light ochre, black, green, 15.75 in. x 13.5 in., SOLD.
MBM-81.
Grace Yazzie is the grandmother of Lena Nez's son-in-law.
She is about 80 years old. Handsome weaving, 27 in. x 19 in.,
a deep rich teal blue-green, carded tan, rust, dark brown. SOLD.
MBM-82.
Grace Yazzie. Beautifully woven Wide Ruins/Chinle style blanket,
54 in. x 29 in., deep maroon, white, black, deep carded grey.
SOLD.
Go to Black Mesa Weavers Ella Gamble and Bernadine Gamble
