Pictorial Textile

Isabel John, Diné (Navajo) people, Southwestern Region, Native American

1980s

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Single-weave river cane storage basket with square bottom and round body, neck, and mouth. Body of basket has dark diagonal bands; neck and shoulder of basket have bands of dark brown and red.
Black and white photograph with four Native American women, each with one fist raised; Golden Gate bridge in background.
Seated woman wearing Corn Maiden regalia including tableta headdress, looking at cell phone; adobe pueblo architecture in background with satellite dish, telephone line, and stylized cloud with falling raindrops.
Vertical monoprint in shades of blue and purple depicts black and white photographic images of man with two women superimposed on whale fin with hole at top.