Navajo Rugs
Large and Elaborate Navajo Pictorial Rug By Ellen Yazzie of Chinle, AZ
$8,500.00
Artist Navajo
Ellen Yazzie
Biography
The life and work of Ellen Yazzie
Ellen Yazzie is a Navajo artist from Chinle, Arizona, renowned for her detailed pictorial rugs and blankets that depict cultural scenes such as dances and ceremonial events.
Born in 1963, Ellen Yazzie has been active in the Navajo weaving tradition since the 1970s. She is noted for her pictorial rugs that combine traditional Navajo weaving techniques with narrative imagery, often portraying ceremonial dances, community life, and cultural symbols. Her work has been published in Jacka & Jacka (1988) and Plateau (1994).
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