Yei
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Regular price
$590
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$590
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Item #WN02651
Handwoven Navajo Yei weaving by Shanna Tisi featuring three front-facing stylized Yei figures, a form derived from ceremonial sandpainting imagery. In Navajo weaving, Yei figures represent benevolent supernatural beings associated with healing ceremonies.
23” (1' 11") Width, 16” (1' 4") Length
- Era
- Contemporary
- Dyes
- Aniline Dyes
- Wool
- Processed Wool
About the artist
Shanna Tisi was born in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. She began weaving at the age of 8. Her grandmother, Mary C. Tisi, and her mother, Freida Manymules, were her supportive teachers....
See all pieces by Shanna Tisi →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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