Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles

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Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles
Heard Museum Collection, Gift of the Heard Museum Council

Venancio Francis Aragon (Navajo, b. 1985), Prism of Emotions, 2019. Merino and merino/mohair blend commercial yarn, aniline dye, cochineal dye, vegetal dyes of red and yellow onion skins, Navajo tea, rabbitbrush and turmeric.

In the new special exhibition, Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles, individualism and a flair for experimentation of Navajo weavers are vividly expressed in textiles from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century to today. During this time, weavers acquired new materials, such as vibrant aniline dyes and complex Germantown yarns. These colors, combined with examples of the design system of Hispanic textiles, touched off experiments with color and design in Navajo weaving that were unprecedented.

Event Information
Start Date: December 19, 2020
End Date: March 14, 2021
City: St. Petersburg, FL
Venue: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles

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