1930s Navajo Yei-be-chai Weaving
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #WA01063
1930s Navajo Yei-be-chai weaving in homespun wool, with six masked dancers on a tan field, framed by a stepped turquoise border. Yei-be-chai weavings depict dancers from the Night Chant ceremony, a design Navajo weavers began weaving in the early 1900s. The turquoise border shifts in shade where the weaver changed dye lots, and the ivory border shows a few faint spots.
62” (5' 2") Width, 33” (2' 9") Length
- Era
- Circa 1930s
- Dyes
- Aniline Dyes
- Wool
- Handspun
From our Vintage Collection
Our vintage pieces are sourced from private collections. Whenever possible we identify the artist, tribe and approximate date, and any wear that comes with age is part of each piece’s story. Most of our antique Navajo weavings date from the 1870s to the 1940s.
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