Navajo Dye Charts

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 10:39 AM

Navajo Dye Charts

Back in the 1930's Sallie Wagner Lippincott and her husband, Bill, purchased the Wide Ruins Trading Post in Arizona. She was a young, dynamic woman who truly loved the Navajo people she worked with. But there was one thing she didn't like about how things were going at the trading post.

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A Collectible Buckle to Hold Your Pants Up!

Monday, June 12, 2023 9:05 AM

A Collectible Buckle to Hold Your Pants Up!

Mark Chee (1914-1981) was one of the Navajo Nation's most famous silversmiths. His silverware work was precise and clean. He used top-quality turquoise. Toward the end of his career, he always had a line of customers waiting for his work

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Looking Toward the Future

Thursday, June 1, 2023 10:37 AM

Looking Toward the Future

It is with great pride that we share the exciting accomplishments of two members of our extended Toh-Atin Gallery family!

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Sallie Lippincott's Collection of Navajo Weavings

Sallie Lippincott and her husband, Bill Wagner, purchased the Wide Ruins Trading Post in the 1930s when she was only 28. They were the first traders on the reservation who required their weavers to use vegetal dyes.

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Geanita John

Monday, May 1, 2023 9:11 AM

Geanita John

We consider Navajo weaving one of America’s most important and wonderful art forms, and one of our favorite weavers is Geanita John.

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Mary Jane Clark

Monday, April 24, 2023 4:03 PM

Mary Jane Clark

On Friday, April 21, Mom was the first one at the Gallery. She usually has been for the past 40 years. She would unlock the building, get the lights on, fire up the computer, and get the Gallery ready for business.

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J. B. Moore Plate Rug from the Crystal Trading Post

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:47 AM

J. B. Moore Plate Rug from the Crystal Trading Post

J.B. Moore purchased the Crystal Trading Post on Washington Pass in 1896 and ran it until he left the reservation in 1911. Washington Pass was later renamed Narbona Pass in honor of the Navajo leader who defeated a Mexican Army detachment invading Navajoland in the 1800s.

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A Weaver Who Stepped Out of the Box

Monday, April 10, 2023 8:37 AM

A Weaver Who Stepped Out of the Box

During the 1970s, we began to see Navajo weavings with more than one pattern. Some would feature two or three or more Navajo weavings woven within the borders of the main rug.

Some, like the Burnham area weavings, would include parts of different design elements from multiple weaving areas.

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From Potter to Painter and the Trip Back to His Roots

Dean Haungooah has a unique Native background. His father, Art Cody (Haungooah), was a Kiowa/ Comanche who moved to New Mexico and married Martha Suazo, a Santa Clara potter.

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Bolo Ties by Master Silversmith Jeanette Dale

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 10:48 AM

Bolo Ties by Master Silversmith Jeanette Dale

Jeanette Dale and her husband Harry live on the Navajo Nation, about halfway between Gallup and Shiprock, off to the west of the highway near a beautiful rock formation. For about fifty years, she has been known to dealers in Indian jewelry as one of the best and least-known Navajo silversmiths.

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Mystical Images by Donald Vann

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:46 PM

Mystical Images by Donald Vann

Donald Vann is a full-blood Cherokee born near Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1949. He is a quiet man who grew up feeling very comfortable being alone. His grandparents were instrumental in teaching him the ways of the tribe and instilling in him an appreciation for the stories of his ancestors.

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Remembering Orville Tsinnie

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 10:28 AM

Remembering Orville Tsinnie

Everybody loved Orville! He and his wife, Darlene, were always surrounded by visitors and customers at their booths.They made beautiful jewelry and always had time for everyone. They lived in Shiprock, where they started a gallery that was a must-stop on any buying trip for shops from North America and Europe.

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