Outdoor market scene includes people selling a variety of items including silver and turquoise jewelry, pottery, melons, and a stove, among other things. One group of people is seated and a woman kneeling on the ground is serving food and coffee. Children are playing and eating, people are pushing and pulling various carts and pick-up trucks are parked in the background. A narrow band of blue sky with puffy clouds sits above the horizon line; rug is bordered on left and right sides with zig-zag pattern.

Pictorial Textile (Market Scene)

Louise Nez, Native American

Early 21st century

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