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navajo woman, shiprock, circa 1913

Now Reading: Trail of Lighting by Rebecca Roanhorse (The Sixth World Book 1)

Loving this gorgeous capsule collection by designer and seventh generation #Dine (#Navajo) textile artist Naiomi Glasses. Naiomi's designs celebrate Navajo pattern work and centuries-old weaving traditions. Traditional motifs, like directional crosses, dragonflies, spider woman crosses, and others are found across this gorgeous collection. #RalphLauren #RRL #PoloWestern#Dinetah #NavajoNation #NaoimiGlasses #RRLwestern#RRLnavajo #RRLstyle

Emily Dickinson [F320]

Hero Twins Petroglyphs, San Juan County, NM. Possible representations of the Navajo Hero Twins, Tóbájíshchíní (Born of Water), and Naayéé’ neizghání (Monster Slayer) often depicted with an ornate headdress. There are varying origins of these Spirit People, but a general belief is that they were born from White-Shell Woman, the daughter of the Earth and Sky, and they defeated monsters that threatened their people. I want to be careful sharing information like this because I am not Native American, and I am passing along what I have read from Navajo sources. If you wish to learn more about the Navajo Creation Beliefs, please do your own research and know that many of these stories are not known to the non-native world. We are lucky to learn what little bits the Navajo choose to share with us.

Recently read Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locuts, and I Loved them.

Landscape with sheep, New Mexico or Arizona Photographer: W.T. Mullarky Date: ca. 1920s-1950s? Negative Number 058996