Wearing Blanket

Diné (Navajo) people, Southwestern Region, Four Corners Area, Native American

About 1875-1885

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Vessel, Lucy M. Lewis, Native American, fired clay and slip
Awl, snow shoe. A round iron blade with a rounded edge, c. 7/32" diam. 2.5"long. fastened in a round handle with 6 grooves around it. 6.25" long. Used to cut round holes for thongs. Maggie said once it was used to cut grooves like those around the eyes in totems. Chief Kadonaha's.
Monoprint comprised of four adjoining sheets of paper; imagery includes winding line, plant forms, ovals and stacked ovals, and groups of repeating hash marks.
Artist-manipulated digitally reproduced photograph by C.M. (Charles Milton) Bell; subject is Peelatchiwaaxpáash / Medicine Crow (Raven) seated, full figure, three-quarter view; elements of regalia outlined in red, and text annotations in red radiate from figure.