Finely Woven Pictorial Weaving "Blessing the Yei"

Sandy Begay

Finely Woven Pictorial Weaving "Blessing the Yei", Textiles by Sandy Begay
  • Sandy Begay weaving
  • Navajo weaving
Savvy Price $1,500.00
Gallery Price $2,000.00
Title
Finely Woven Pictorial Weaving "Blessing the Yei"
Artist
Sandy Begay
Medium
Hand-woven textile using commercially processed and aniline dyed wool
Size
19 3/4" height X 28" width
Warp count
14 warps per inch
Weft count
48 wefts per inch
Date of creation
Circa 2009
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
B Nib, acquired from Toh-Atin Gallery
About The Finely Woven Pictorial Weaving "Blessing the Yei"

Polaroid photo of Sandy Begay holding this weaving is shown in last photo and will accompany the textile.

About Sandy Begay
(Born 1955, Navajo)  Known for her pictorial weavings, Sandy Begay became an active weaver in the 1970s.  

She is cited in Gregory Schaaf's publication American Indian Textiles 2,000 Artist Biographies.  A photograph of the artist is shown holding one of her pictorial weavings in this same publication.
Cultures

American Indian, Navajo, Women Artists

Medium

Textiles

Subject

American Indians

Keywords

Sandy Begay, Sandy Begay weaving, Navajo weaving