Navajo Going with the Flow Basket - Joann Johnson (#120)
$1,625.00
Artist: Joann Johnson
15" x 2 1/2" deep
Rounds: 28
"Going with the Flow," is the name of Joann Johnson's latest basket. Joann tells us she got the idea from wandering about the edge of Monument Valley. She was looking for wayward sheep and admiring her surroundings when the idea struck her. Once in her head, Joann had to put it into a basket or, as she said, "Otherwise, it would drive me crazy."
About the artist:
A fourth generation Navajo basket weaver, Joann Johnson has a passionate awareness of her heritage and history. Born and raised in Monument Valley, she has spent her life in the Navajo heartland, surrounded by the sacred mountains and monuments that tell the stories of her people's past.
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?