Ruby Manuelito
Diné (Navajo), (b. 1930), the very fine tapestry weaving a depiction from the Nightway Chant, showing Holy People and Whirling Logs.
size approximately 3ft 3in x 3ft 1 1/2in

Footnotes

Provenance
Property of a Private Arizona Collection
Born into a famed family of weavers, Ruby Manuelito was the daughter of Frances Manuelito and the granddaughter of Blind Man's Wife. She was the daughter-in-law of Gladys Manuelito, "Mrs. Sam", the niece of Navajo Medicine Man Hastiin Klah. Klah was the first to render a Sandpainting image in permanent form as a wool weaving.