*Traditional Art & Crafts*

This section  will concentrate on the different types of art and crafts that are made by our people in our local and in other areas of the Navajo Land.

This is a Traditional Weaving loom that the Navajo use to make their rugs. They have to use specific tools and instruments , which are most likely to be cedar for that is the most common wood that is located in the area. They use these materials to make a successful rug. Their tools are most likely made out of the same wood as they used on their looms. They are heavy so that when they pound down the wool, the sections of the rug are so tightly compacted together that it was used to carry and store water in like a bucket.

Each rug tell their own stories and of different places. Each weaver have their own style of designing their own rug. Some by there colors and different designs. There are not many weavers to this day the importance of making the demands of traditionally made rugs by Navajos are important. Here are a couple of rugs for an example of how Navajo weavers weave their rugs.

         Amelia Begay - Navajo Rug Weaver                            Marina Holiday- Navajo Rug Weaver                         Two Grey Hills                                                               Teec Nos Pos

        Helena Begay - Navajo Rug Weaver                               Shirley Lopez - Navajo Rug Weaver

                       Tree of Life                                                                       Storm Pattern

*Traditional Clothing*

The traditional clothing of The People are made two different ways. They are either woven like a rug which was most common that are made with the colors of black and red. It is to believe that first women wore this kind of dress. These days they are made out of silk and the most common is the velveteen material. They all very in different kind of materials and colors that are fancy.

*Traditional Jewelry*

Jewelry to the Navajo's are a must . They come in different shapes and sizes, and just only some times, in a different color than the natural turquoise and the red coral coloring of the stones that are used to make jewelry. They are mainly made with silver. There are also differences in between the male and female jewelry as well. The men and women of The People also compete in both size and value of their jewelry. The example you see below is a complete set (female). 

(Unfortunately we could not get a hold of any Male necklaces.)

There are many different kinds of bracelets that the Navajo People wear, and yet they are cauterized in two different ways: Men and Women. The women of course prefer the fancy big looking ones while some others like them pain and simple too. As for the men they or we do not exactly call them Bracelets, we know them as bow guards. The reason for this is that they'd wear it as a protection while hunting so as not to let the bow and arrow burn that portion of their arm.

-Women-

-Men-

BOW GUARDS

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