Navajo weaving

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/navajo-weaving

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the originating culture?Navajo people (Diné)
2. What is the geographic origin?Four Corners region of the United States
3. Why did Navajo weaving become popular outside their community?In the 1800s, people from other tribes and travelers started buying Navajo blankets because they were so beautiful and useful. This made weaving an important way for the Navajo to earn money.
4. How do Navajo weavers make their textiles?Weavers set up a vertical loom, string a long warp thread, and then carefully pass weft threads through it to build the fabric. They use a special tapestry technique that keeps the edges neat.

Diné Bizaad: The Navajo language, in which the art is known as 'diyogí'.
Tapestry Weaving: A weaving technique where weft threads are used to create patterns by being worked through warp threads.
Kilim Motifs: Design elements sometimes incorporated into Navajo weaving, inspired by flat-woven textiles from Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Biomorphic Abstraction: Artistic style that uses abstract shapes inspired by natural forms, like plants or animals.