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Tapestry wall hanging
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Níhootsoí
Tapestry wall hanging
D. Y. Begay (Diné (Navajo))
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
2021
Medium/Technique
Wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 106 × 189.2 cm (41 3/4 × 74 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number2020.557
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On display at National Museum of the American Indian, September 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025
On display at National Museum of the American Indian, September 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWall hanging of horizontal bands ranging from beige, light orange, to dark brown with braided ties at each corner. The artist hand spun wool threads from the fleeces of churro sheep raised by family members at their home in Tsé lání (meaning "many rocks") in Navajo Nation. The artist used vegetal dyes, most harvested locally, for many of colors visible in the weft threads. The natural color of the fleece was used for the darkest browns.
The title, Níhootsoí, roughly translates to English, "As the Golden Sun Rays Radiate the Surface of the Earth and the Floras."
The title, Níhootsoí, roughly translates to English, "As the Golden Sun Rays Radiate the Surface of the Earth and the Floras."
Provenance2020, commissioned from the artist by the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2020)