Helena Begay
Navajo Butterflies Pictorial Rug - Helena Begay (#67)
$875.00
Artist: Helena Begay
Navajo Rugs
26" x 30 3/4"
Butterflies have inspired artists from every culture. This is certainly the case with Navajo artist Helena Begay. Helena sees the butterfly as a teacher and mentor in the process of progressive awareness and understanding. The "upward moving way" suggests there is much to know and room to grow, and Helena expresses that sentiment through her charming and attractively woven textiles. Grow forth!
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Related legends:
Butterfly in Navajo Traditional Stories
Butterfly: Due to the natural beauty of its wings, Butterfly is often considered vain. Yet, in Navajo mythology, Butterfly brings the sacred flint to the hooves of the horse. In the legend of the diety, Butterfly Boy was cured of his vanity by being lightning struck with the axe of Rain Boy. After that, his head opened up and out of it came the butterflies of the world. The perishable dust of Butterfly's wings is sometimes thought to prove that such beauty is usually not durable.