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Yei weaving
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Yei weaving

Artist (United States, Navajo)
Dateca. 1955
MediumWool
DimensionsH x W x D: 37 1/2 x 56 x 1/8 in. (95.3 x 142.2 x 0.3 cm)
Object TypeTextiles
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Dennis L. and Carola A. Deschner, in memory of Allen M. Deschner
Object number2021.46
On View
Not on view
Description

The design elements in this classically abstract depiction of Yei figures may represent feathers, cornstalks, or arrows, which are all common decorative elements in Yei weavings.The design elements in this classically abstract depiction of Yei figures may represent feathers, cornstalks, or arrows, which are all common decorative elements in Yei weavings.

Bibliography
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