Spider Woman Wool Blanket – North Winds Series Rhonda Spencer other tribes

other tribes

The central motif of the blanket represent the blossoming agv́trṿtsị

they were almost exclusively made and decorated by women artists of Plains tribes

"'You're never alone

the buffalo eradication program by the US government in the 1800s made buffalo increasingly scarce

Spider Woman Wool Blanket – North Winds Series Rhonda Spencer other tribesOver and under, across and through, the loom's shuttle goes back and forth, weaving a wool tapestry under the skillful fingers of Na'ashj' AsdzSpider Womanthe constant helper and protector of humans in Navajo creation stories. Spider Woman is the one who taught Dine Navajo women to weave woolen blankets and rugs so their people could survive winter: Spider Woman's teachings founded the incredible Dine Navajo weaving tradition that is kept spinning