Peggy Black
Navajo Ceremonial Basket - Peggy Black (#412)
$250.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Basket
10" x 1 1/2" deep
Rounds: 16
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About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets
The Navajo wedding basket also reflects many values of traditional life and so often contains all six sacred mountains, including Huerfano and Gobernador Knob, though the size of the basket may determine the numher of mountains in the design. The center spot in the basket represents the beginning of this world, where the Navajo people emerged from a reed? More about this legend
Navajo Ceremonial Eagle Basket - Peggy Black (#411)
$1,875.00
Artist: Peggy Black
16 1/2" x 2 3/4" deep
Rounds: 30
Peggy Rock Black has taken the Navajo ceremonial basket design and embraced it with an eagle motif. The ceremonial pattern is the embodiment of the Navajo universe, and the eagle guards, protects, and is a bridge for communication between humans and the Holy People. On the wings of the eagle are four levels of emergence and duality symbols. In a nutshell Peggy is recognizing the past, present and future of the Navajo people, all upon a woven storyboard.
About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
Eagle
Of all birds in Native American mythology, the eagle is the most important as symbol, sacrificial / ceremonial presence, and ultimate predator/ warrior. The solitary mystery and power of the eagle as perceived by the Indian was immediately grasped by the emerging nation of the United States, and "borrowed" for its logo. More about this legend
Navajo Ceremonial Squash Blossom Basket - Peggy Black (#385)
$2,750.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Baskets
21" x 2 1/2" deep
Rounds: 34
Peggy Black likes to mix motifs. In this weaving, she has adorned the traditional ceremonial basket pattern with butterflies, Navajo couples and the five petal squash blossom design. Peggy often refers to these as collage baskets because of this symbolic blending.
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About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets
The Navajo wedding basket also reflects many values of traditional life and so often contains all six sacred mountains, including Huerfano and Gobernador Knob, though the size of the basket may determine the numher of mountains in the design. The center spot in the basket represents the beginning of this world, where the Navajo people emerged from a reed? More about this legend
Navajo Collage Basket - Peggy Black (#398)
$4,975.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Basket
26" x 4 1/2" deep
Rounds: 44
Peggy Rock Black has drawn inspiration from her Native legends and culture to weave a grouping of snapshots within her textural art form. Her "Collage" basket contains images representing legend, life ways, and ceremonialism and Navajo history all packed into one fantastic package. It is significant that Peggy places such important aspects of her people into her baskets in order to spark interest and open a dialogue to those issues on her mind and close to her heart. There are less than one hundred Navajo basket weavers left producing their craft these days and few are in the league of Peggy Rock-Black.
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About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
All Animals
After completion of the ceremony the twins return to teach it to earth people and then depart to become guardians respectively of the thunder storm and of animals.
Long Walk
Navajo Fun & Folk Basket - Peggy Black (#108)
$2,500.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Basket
22 1/2" x 3 3/4" deep
Rounds: 35
Navajo folk art has contributed a great deal to Southwest Native American art. Wanting to celebrate that tradition, several years ago Peggy Black created a basket depicting many of the symbols associated with the movement. Her basket has a turkey, two lamas, two chickens and two people riding a horse. With an aged patina on the front and original color on the back you could say its aged well, something we can all hope for.
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About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
Turkey
On this trip his own or his niece's pet turkey accompanies him, following the log along the river bank, Unknown to the hero, the Supernaturals provide the turkey with all kinds of seeds. During the preparations the turkey is troubled, restless, and refuses to eat because he knows the thoughts in his master's mind. The hero instructs the turkey to follow the log. Pg. 167, Plume Way. More about this legend
Navajo Patriotic Symbolism Pictorial Basket - Peggy Black (#299)
$2,500.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Baskets
18 1/2" x 3 1/2" deep
Rounds: 33
Peggy Rock Black's Collage basket is a whole lot of fun and fantasy all wrapped-up in one finely woven package. Through the creative process, Peggy instructs us how First Man and Coyote placed the constellations and Milky Way in the heavens. She introduces us to the riders of the Enemy Way, the Home of the Buffalo People, sacred ceremony, balance, harmony and much, much more. Through the art of Navajo basketry, Peggy uses pictorial images as a way of promoting tradition and culture.
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About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
Related legends:
Horse
Johano-ai starts each day from his hogan, in the east, and rides across the skies to his hogan in the west, carrying the shining golden disk, the sun. He has five horses a horse of turquoise, a horse of white shell, a horse of pearl shell, a horse of red shell, and a horse of coal? More about this legend
People/Diversity
Big Star makes peace between them with instructions that neither should return to the wife and the admonition that there will always be different kinds of people in the world snake, coyote, star people and that "they must make the best of it."? More about this legend
Symbolism
The hoop ceremonies of the Navajo have been compared by anthropologists to mandalas, Paleolithic sunwheels, or "magic circles." Spruce, willow, and other hoops represent the four passages of man through the four elemental worlds. They are also symbolic of the four directions, the four sacred mountains, the four-cornered construct of the human family mother, father, son, daughter and the four stages of human life? More about this legend
Navajo Sacred Animals Basket - Peggy Black (#384)
$2,700.00
Artist: Peggy Black
Navajo Baskets
20 1/2" x 3" deep
Rounds: 35
Peggy Rock Black has woven a most interesting and graphically attractive basket. The central colors represent home fires and the emergence or awakening of consciousness. There is a blue ring for sacred waters and horse heads over that which portrays freedom and independence. The grace and majesty of the Eagle encircle and protect all that is cherished and sacred. A rainbow wraps around the outside edge of the basket adding one extra layer of protection. Beautiful!
We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on every purchase.
About the artist:
One of the famous Douglas Mesa basket weavers, there wasn't much question about what Peggy Rock Black would choose to pursue in life. She was born into a family of weavers before she married into an equally talented family of weavers.
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Related legends:
Eagle
Of all birds in Native American mythology, the eagle is the most important as symbol, sacrificial / ceremonial presence, and ultimate predator/ warrior. The solitary mystery and power of the eagle as perceived by the Indian was immediately grasped by the emerging nation of the United States, and "borrowed" for its logo. More about this legend
Horse
Johano-ai starts each day from his hogan, in the east, and rides across the skies to his hogan in the west, carrying the shining golden disk, the sun. He has five horses a horse of turquoise, a horse of white shell, a horse of pearl shell, a horse of red shell, and a horse of coal? More about this legend