Navajo (Dine') pictorial yeibichai with horses and feeding/watering troughs
Navajo (Dine') pictorial yeibichai with horses and feeding/watering troughs
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handspun wool, natural and some having been dyed with synthetic dyes
104” long x 52” wide
circa 1920-1930s
ex: Private Collection; Marcy Burns American Indian Arts; Private Collection
$25,000.
(mc2336)
The yeibichai figures are presented on an interior negative-colored band. There are 32 black, white and brown horses, 4 of whom have black riders. The troughs are in the form of hogans. The dark background might imply the Nightway ceremony.
Please note that one of the white horses has a brand.
