Rug, Yeibichai
Artist
Diné (Navajo)
Datec. 1912
Mediumnatural handspun wool; commercial dyes
Dimensions61 x 46 1/4 inches (154.9 x 117.5 cm)
Other (Velcro): 45 inches (114.3 cm)
Other (Velcro): 45 inches (114.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number82.900.59
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionYarn colors are red, white, black, beige and orange.Label TextThis weaving has been attributed to a specific weaver, Yah-nah-pah. She was married to Richard T.F. Simpson, the British immigrant owner of a trading post at Gallegos Canyon, New Mexico. She is known to have woven four rugs with figures related to the Yei, the spiritual beings of the Navajo. She was one of the first weavers to incorporate figures into weavings. The Yeibichai are dancers who portray the Yei.
ProvenanceNita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark an Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark.
| 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003645
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