Navajo Monument Valley Sunset Vessel Basket - Eddie Black (#21)

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Native artists often speak of the spectacular southeastern Utah sunrises and sunsets they witness. They have a great love for this land, and the stunning mornings and evenings they see on a regular basis. The wondrous light shows have a positive effect on everyones emotional state. There have been many muted displays of bent and separated illumination provided by the rising and setting sun, which causes the countryside to appear especially exhilarating.

Multiple shades of purple add mysterious depth to the rough edged canyons and clefts in the rock. These depths go unnoticed during other seasons of the year. Due to the exaggerated effect of light and shadow, distances become confusing. The mountains spring straight up from their rugged foundations in warm tones of deep blue, contrasted by black groupings of distant trees and shadowy rock formations. The sky has traces of brilliant blue with patches of darker tones spread across the ever-changing vault. Clouds are finger painted stains of blue white, their underbellies tinged with smatterings of reds and pinks. It seems that this light show finds hidden areas of the earth and sky usually untouched by such events.

Eddie Black has presented us with his interpretation of these wonderful natural occurrences with his woven vessel titled " Monument Valley Sunset". Eddie has a subtle yet provocative way of opening the door into his world of light and shadow. Enjoy!

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Basketry
Basketry is a woman's industry, which is also pursued by the nadle (he changes), hermaphrodites, or men skilled in the arts and industries of both men and women. Basketry, however, is not classified with textile fabrics (yistl'o), but with sewing (nalkhad). It is of interest also that, while the basket is in progress, the sewer is untouched and avoided by the members of her family? More about this legend

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