FLAGSTAFF — Navajo dye expert Mark Deschinny — like his grandmother and mother before him — uses local plants to make natural dyes for Navajo weaving.

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology compare coiled and cane weaving techniques in crafting functional natural fiber ...

JAMESTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — Sometimes, the simplest movements can create the most beautiful things. That’s true when it comes to basket weaving. “I’m just a crafty person, anything t… ...

Folk art is said to carry culture from one generation to the next. If so, the humble basket is one of its original vessels, enduring today for both practical use ...

Object Details author Aigner, Dennis J. Notes "This book represents a major revision of my previous work on the significance of the swastika motif in Navajo weaving entitled The Swastika Symbol in ...

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Griffin-Pierce started the semester with a Navajo talking circle, Garcia Dixon said. A Navajo basket was passed around, signifying students' turns to tell something about themselves.

Tucson, AZ, October 21-- Whoever thought Navajo weaving was just some method to produce rugs should maybe think twice. It is artwork that reflects pieces of the weaver's life, just as a painting does.

The center hosts 800 members from throughout Waukesha County who come together for ping pong, dice games, basket weaving and more. Jack Thomas, a retired firefighter, visits for the ping pong and ...

The Basket award is given to an individual or organization recognized as an ally of the Two Spirit community who has provided support for programming and services targeting the Two Spirit community in ...

Montrealers learn about traditional Indigenous ash basket weaving "It's really important to keep the knowledge alive," says Chelsea Phillips, facilitator of the ash basket weaving workshop at ...