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Rare Navajo Textile.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Rare Navajo Textile.
Sand painting style by Betty Benally from Shiprock New Mexico, measures 45"x63". Solid tan background with red and brown. Includes original tag from Shush Yaz Trading Co. Includes appraisal with info about the weavers husband who was a singer and medicine man. Actual copy of healing ceremonial during the Great Shooting Chant. Churro wool with Ganado Red and natural vegetal dyes. Elements of "Big Fly" or Dotsoh, dragonfly, bison, eagles, male and female yei, feathered arrows, shields, and rainbow yei. This was originally purchased from the daughter. Circa 1950s, in excellent condition.