Navajo Eclipse Basket Set - Lorraine Black (#237)
$1,250.00
Artist: Lorraine Black
Navajo Baskets
13" x 1 3/4" deep
Rounds: 23
Lorraine Black has had stars in her eyes lately. She has therefore conceived of an eclipse set that will set you reeling. This positive/negative, sun/moon set is like nothing we have espied. Lorraine, always up for a challenge, has determined to make something based in tradition but completely new. Wow, that’s all we have to say, and we’re stickin’ to it.
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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?