Artists Zefren-M and Morris Muskett share their Navajo heritage through weaving.
via Hyperallergic
Consequently, Zefren-M is mostly self taught, although they did pick up valuable information early on from women they call “Clan Grannies.” After studying in the Cultural Arts program at Diné College, they apprenticed under master weaver Roy Kady. A student of history and archaeology, Zefren-M begins our conversation by discussing the migrations of the Athabaskan people and its diaspora across tribal boundaries, of gender and balance in Navajo cosmology, of symbols shared with cultures across the globe, before moving on to Navajo weaving as a contemporary cultural practice.
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