"Passion and Pride" woven by Laverne Barber Begay took 1st Place winning a Blue Ribbon Winner at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico in August 2023. Hand spun wool in natural and vegetal dyed wools, some from Tierra Wools. Laverne wove this to honor the Buffalo. The middle panel shows a couple kneeling beside a Buffalo skull. Always creative and unique Laverne paints with wool using the warp and weft as her canvas.