Spider Woman Wool Blanket – North Winds Series Rhonda Spencer while blooming flowers and geometric

while blooming flowers and geometric shapes with bright patterns float on a field of turquoise

they were almost exclusively made and decorated by women artists of Plains tribes

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and is an important food source to many area tribes

Spider Woman Wool Blanket – North Winds Series Rhonda Spencer while blooming flowers and geometricOver and under, across and through, the loom's shuttle goes back and forth, weaving a wool tapestry under the skillful fingers of Na'ashj' AsdzSpider Womanthe constant helper and protector of humans in Navajo creation stories. Spider Woman is the one who taught Dine Navajo women to weave woolen blankets and rugs so their people could survive winter: Spider Woman's teachings founded the incredible Dine Navajo weaving tradition that is kept spinning