Weaving is part of woman's soul Renowned Navajo artist has strong ties to homeland. Dec 13, 2006 ... more than 9,000 Navajo and Mescalero Apache were held prisoner at Fort Sumner, ...

The title references the Spider Woman, who is believed to have taught the art of weaving to the Navajo people. “There’s a lot of books about Navajo weaving,” said Peete. “None of them have ...

Ruby Hubbard creates works of art in the form of Navajo rugs at Hubbell Trading Post in Arizona. There's still time to see her at work. Here's how.

The Navajo hold a giant place in the annals of Native American arts, and deservedly so. Around the time that Columbus discovered America, the Navajo were settling in what would become the southwestern ...

Incomplete, half of the textile depicts the American flag; the other half is an "eye-dazzler," so named for its brilliant colors. Navajo women began weaving eye-dazzlers only after gaining access to ...