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Digital Diné

Jean Whitehorse & Frances Vitali, Ph.D.

NAVAJO STUDIES CONFERENCE

Northern Arizona University October 17, 2001

Introduction

Weaving Tools

Raw Materials

Wash & Dye

Spinning

Loom

Designs & Patterns

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DESIGN & PATTERN

The rug continues to be woven with the present day Glittering World fibers--diyogí--out of the minds, needs, and imagination of its weaver technicians.

The Fifth World--the Glittering World--is like sand you can see all around you. Shiny, shimmering things like glass appear out of nowhere analogous to your imagination (Jean Whitehorse). Olsen Juan describes it: as snow, you stare at it and makes you confused. People will become so confused by this sparkling snow effect that it will change our lives to the point that our life as we know it, will never be the same. Maybe they're talking about technology. Maybe technology represents the glittering snow.

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