Venancio Aragon, Navajo Weaver | ¡COLORES! NMPBS

BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT COLORS, BOLD GEOMETRIC DESIGNS NAVAJO WEAVER VENANCIO ARAGON BUILDS UPON ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE.

Historical Photography Courtesy of:
Library of Congress

Navajo Riders in Canyon de Chelly, Edward Curtis, 1904
Navajo Indians, blanket, and belt weavers, James Mooney, ca.1892-93
The Indian Shepherd, William J. Carpenter, 1915
JL Hubbell seated talking with a Navajo woman in the foreground with Hubbell Trading Post in background, Ben G. Wittick, 1880
Living room of the Navajo Lodge Datil, New Mexico, Russell Lee, 1940
The blanket weaver Navaho, Edward Curtis, 1905

Music:
Axletree, Firetree from Fire EP
Scott Holmes Music, Celebration from Inspiring Background Music

freemusicarchive.org

This interview was edited for length and clarity.
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