Navajo Red Handspun Chinle Rug - Pauletta Deswudt (#009)
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Handspun Chinle
14" tall x 11 1/2" wide
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From 1920 to 1940, Chinle weavings emerged during what became known as the Navajo Revival Period. Leon H. (Cozy) McSparron of Chinle Trading Post joined with Boston philanthropist, Mary Cabot Wheelwright to reintroduce vegetal dye methods similar to what Navajo weavers were using prior to the 1880 introduction of chemical dyes. Beginning in the early 1920’s, Wheelwright provided photos of old weavings, plus the financial backing to support their weaving efforts. Because of her preference for the banded style of Early Classic Period weavings, Chinle area weavers were encouraged to mirror that pattern in their own weavings. In their first efforts, the Chinle rug weavers developed soft hues of browns, golds and greens. These colors woven into banded, borderless rugs resulted in the new Chinle regional style.
The revival of soft, natural colors in Navajo weavings excited others, notably Lucy C. Cabot, a Boston dye expert, who felt manufacturers were capable of recreating these subdued colors. Working with the Dupont Chemical Company, in 1932, a series of new colors were introduced across the Navajo reservation. Adjusting the solutions allowed Navajo weavers the flexibility to create a broad palette of yarn colors. Today, Chinle weavings with beautiful banded patterns created with natural and commercial yarns represent the culmination of this dye experimentation during the Revival Period.
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Weaving
After the
medicine woman told the people about the prayersticks she told them that there
was a place in the underworld where two rivers crossed. It was called ni tqin'kae
tsosi, fine fiber cotton (Indian hemp). There were two persons who brought the
seed of that plant, they were spiders. They said that the people were to use the
plant instead of skins for their clothing. So this seed was planted in the earth? More about this legend
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