Navajo Burntwater Weaving
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #WN02802
Navajo Burntwater weaving in vegetal-dyed tans, browns, and soft blues with accents of rose. Intricately woven, two stacked diamond medallions run down the center, each with a dark cross design at its heart, surrounded by layered serrated diamonds and hooked elements, with stepped grey panels along the sides. The design is framed by a wide border of detailed stepped motifs. Handwoven by Elverna Vanwinkle, she included her initials in the lower right corner.
42” (3' 6") Width, 56” (4' 8") Length
- Era
- Contemporary
- Dyes
- Vegetal Dyes
About the artist
Elverna Vanwinkle is from Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. She was taught to weave by her grandmother Nellie Joe and mother Lillian Joe. There are several other fine weavers in Elverna’s family such...
See all pieces by Elverna Vanwinkle →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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