Created as an homage to my desert ancestors, I focus on the historical significance of Indigenous southwestern tribal adornment culture and the perpetuation of those adornment practices perpetuated into the 21st century. In honor of my Navajo & Hopi Pueblo People & my ancestral matriarchs, and male relatives who adorned themselves with elements of the earth. Be Matriarch. Hózhó Nashá- Beauty all Around. Venaya Yazzie
Friday, May 24, 2013
My Dine' Matriarch
Jane Werito Yazzie and Venaya Yazzie at Ignacio, Colorado
This photo was taken at a gallery reception in Ignacio, Colorado on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Jane is my maternal grandmother, but she raised me and therefore, she is my mother.
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