A Chinle Gem Navajo Weaving - Allison Billy (#010)

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About the artist:

Allison Billy started weaving Navajo rugs at the age of nine.  Unlike other young weavers who are taken under the wing of a mother, an aunt or a grandmother, Allison started weaving in secret, hiding his small loom whenever family drew near.  As a young boy, the prevailing Navajo traditions and taboos stated a male should not weave.  Watching closely as his female relatives were weaving, however, Allison was compelled to learn this beautiful craft so he snatched opportunities at his secret loom whenever possible. 

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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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