Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Arts of the Americas collection, currently on view in
Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Arts of the Americas collection, currently on view in Infinite Blue.In their creation story, the Navajo entered the upperworld—the earth—and found a vast expanse of water. With coral-tipped turquoise shovels, theydug channels, draining the water and revealing the land. In fact, turquoise is the most frequently mentioned precious material in the accounts oftheir origins.Turquoise is carved into beads and used as whole stones for personal adornment, powdered to make sand for sand paintings, and mixed with waterto make paint. The blue color represents water, a precious resource in the southwestern desert. Turquoise is found in every aspect of Navajopeoples’ lives.Diné (Navajo) artist. 6-Strand Necklace, circa 1920s, Arizona. Coral, turquoise, cloth, silver. Gift of Marjorie Ruth Wagner, 71.57.1 -- source link
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