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The Athapascans, common ancestors of the Navajo and the Apache, reached the Southwest shortly after 1000 A. D. as nomadic bands of hunters and gatherers. The Navajo's influence has been felt ever since. Sandpaintings are one such example. There are most likely over a thousand ceremonial sandpaintings.

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Navajo Dolls

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Navajo dollmaking is a cottage industry. As often happens in native cultures struggling to exist in the modern world, each member of a Navajo family must contribute to its support. These cloth-bodied dolls are made by the women of a family. Grandmothers, mothers, aunts and daughters pass on the skill of hand-making dolls dressed in traditional costumes--each one a unique creation.
 
       

Navajo Items
Hopi Items
Jemez Items
Tohono-Oodham
Acoma Items
Apache Items
Santa Clara Items
Cochiti Items
Books
How To Make:
- Baskets
- Hopi Pottery
- Kachina Dolls
- Pottery
- Sandpainting
Use and Care
- Baskets
- Pottery
- Sandpainting
Artists
- Lawrence Namoki

 



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