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Ancient Navajo weavings create memories of songs, techniques,
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Marley Shebala
News From Indian Country
09-15-1995
Ancient Navajo weavings create memories of songs, techniques, teachings.
By Marley Shebala
News From Indian Country
A museum exhibit of traditional Navajo weavings from the 1800's kindled memories of traditional Navajo weaving songs.
Wesley Thomas, a weaver from Mariano Lake, NM, said the weavings on display were "obviously prepared with (traditional Navajo) songs."
Other Navajo weavers agreed with Thomas. The weavers were part of a special one-day workshop for weavers held in conjunction with a five-day exhibit of the antique weavings.
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Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze
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