Woven by the Grandmothers: 19th Century Navajo Textiles

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Woven by the Grandmothers: 19th Century Navajo Textiles - Currently Unavailable

A celebration of the art of Navajo women weavers, incorporating the rhythms of Native American life: the wind, the drums, the whir of the loom. Space is an important influence and a design element. Explores the nineteenth-century textiles collection of the National Museum of the American Indian and shows how weavers helped to sustain their communities' economies and culture. Navajos were imprisoned at Fort Sumter after a forced march, and were released in 1868 to a reservation on their homeland. Weaving became a means of income to support tribal members, selling to tourists along the newly constructed transcontinental railroad. Weaving remains an important economic factor for these women today. Filmed in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Narrated by Buffy Sainte-Marie (Cree).

Curator's Comments: An important history lesson, as well as a tribute to the enduring spirit of the people and their traditions.

DATE: 1998

COUNTRY: United States

CREDITS:
Director/Producer: Linda Lewett
Executive Producer: Rachel V. Lyon
Producing Agency: WETA

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
30 minutes Color

TOPICS:
Native American artists
Weaving
Women artists

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