Navajo Buffalo Rattle in Chief Blanket - Marvin Jim & Grace Begay (#339)

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...Marvin Jim and Grace Begay have captured the might and majesty of the Indian tribes that once inhabited the Great Plains in their latest carving. They have also given it "voice" by carving bells into the piece. Listen closely, everything and everyone has a story to tell. Can you hear it?

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Marvin Jim and Grace Begay - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence. See full biography | See all items by Marvin Jim and Grace Begay

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Buffalo People in Navajo Mythology

The day after the last ceremony was over Holy Man started out on another hunting trip. He went toward San Francisco Mountains on top of which there is a lake called Crescent lake. From this place he saw what he thought were four mountain sheep. He was afraid of them, remembering his experience on Black Mountain when Thunder captured him. He made a detour of the lake to to get a closer view, but now the animals were on the opposite side. Four times this happened. The fourth time he was able to see that they were buffalo, one black, one white, one blue and one yellow?

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