The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a museum devoted to Native American arts. It is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was founded in 1937 by Mary Cabot Wheelwright, who came from Boston
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Hosteen Klah
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Hosteen Klah was a Navajo artist, medicine person, and ceremonial practitioner. Known for combining traditional Navajo weaving with sacred sandpainting imagery, Klah played a significant role in prese
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
…devoted to Native American arts. It is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was founded in 1937 by Mary Cabot Wheelwright, who came from Boston, and Hastiin Klah, a Navajo singer and medicine man. Wheelwright and Klah were introduced in 1921 and quickly became close friends. It was not long before they determined…
Hosteen Klah in middle age.
A weaving based on a Whirling Log ceremony sand painting by Klah, circa 1925.
Swedish weaving