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Navajo Female Yei Be Chei Corn People Rug 1930

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:650.00 - 850.00 USD
Navajo Female Yei Be Chei Corn People Rug 1930
Featured in this lot is this Navajo female Yei Be Chei corn people rug. The Yeis are woven facing outward. They are usually depicted with long bodies and skirts and holding sacred plants or symbols. The rug is in good condition and shows four Yei figures symmetrically centered on the rug with a cornstalk pictorial dead center; all of the figurines are decorated and colored in multiple colors of polychrome dye. The portrayal of Navajo ceremonial art in rugs is generally attributed to Hosteen Klah, a Navajo medicine man and weaver who was born in 1867 and died in 1937. The condition of this rug is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this Yei Be Chei rug are 34 1/2" x 39".