Navajo Monument Valley or Bust Basket - Lorraine Black (#232)
$3,750.00
Artist: Lorraine Black
Navajo Basket
20" x 3 1/4" deep
Rounds: 36
Monument Valley or bust! That seems to be the theme of numerous gangs of motorcyclists these days. Here at Twin Rocks we see motorcycle mamas and papas by the score and so must Lorraine Black. Lorraine was so impressed by the throngs of Harley's and the like that she expressed her amazement through her art. Lorraine's fine weave and unique overstitch technique help her create the most amazing and unique baskets ever.
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About the artist:
Inspired by dreams, Lorraine Black's skills have literally elevated basket weaving to new dimensions. Lorraine Black's infectious laugh belies the serious magic her hands conjure up when weaving a basket. Unprecedented in her ideas, Lorraine's baskets are innovative and beautiful. Many of them make good use of texture through over-stitching and the addition of objects such as flint arrowheads or horsehair.
Related legends:
Navajo Basketry
Basketry is a woman's industry, which is also pursued by the nadle (he changes), hermaphrodites, or men skilled in the arts and industries of both men and women. Basketry, however, is not classified with textile fabrics (yistl'o), but with sewing (nalkhad). It is of interest also that, while the basket is in progress, the sewer is untouched and avoided by the members of her family?