YEI BI CHAI Night Way Song Navajo Weaving NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WOOL RUG B. LEE
Item History & Price
Here is a c1950 (1945-...1955) NAVAJO NINE YEI WEAVING/RUG. THIS IS A YEI BI CHAI (Yei Bichei) OR NIGHT WAY SONG WEAVING WHICH DEPICTS THE AFOREMENTIONED NAVAJO CEREMONY. THIS WEAVING IS FROM THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REGION OF THE RESERVATION AND WAS WOVEN BY BETTY LEE. IT IS HAND WOVEN WITH HIGH QUALITY MERINO SHEEP WOOLS AS WELL AS SEVERAL COLORS OF GERMANTOWN WOOL YARNS. A UNIQUE YEI WEAVING WITH VARIATION WITHIN EACH OF THE NINE FIGURES, A RARE AND VERY COLLECTIBLE HAND WOVEN NAVAJO TEXTILE.
This BLANKET/RUG is hand woven from beautiful Navajo Reservation Sheep Wools and Germantown Wools - the shades of beige, grey, white and black are made from all natural Sheep Wool colors (Hand carded and hand spun wools). The various colors are primarily Germantown Wools, but some hand dyed Navajo Wools as well. This bold figural pattern grabs the eye, and this is a fine display item. This is a HIGH QUALITY piece of Native America to display in your home or cabin!!!
The size of this textile is BIG and approximately 64" X 36", with a hand spun wool warp of about 10, and a Wool Weft of about 30-34 (fine weave!)!!!! A beautifully designed and well constructed piece of Native America-Nice Wools! The WEAVER IS BETTY LEE FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN (see pic. of tag). CONDITION: EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE !!! The wools within this rug are in great condition (still have plenty of luster and sheen, really beautiful) NO Holes, NO Stains, NO Bleeding colors, NO Fraying, NO Fading! The End Selvage Cords are about 98% intact (one 2 inch section of minor wear), a braid of two, 2 ply black wool yarns. The Side Selvage Warps are 100 % intact/present as well, no loss of weft or fraying to sides - a twist of two, 2-ply black wool yarns. The 4 corners in excellent shape, and the 4 corner ties are present (see pic of corners & all pics!). EXCELLENT CONDITION!!!THIS IS A CLASSIC NAVAJO YEI BI CHAI NIGHT WAY CHANT WEAVING FROM THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REGION OF THE RESERVATION. NO RESERVE AND .99 CENT START - WOW!!!!BOTH SIDES photographed in entirety (Pics taken outside in sunlight and inside with flash)!PLEASE SEE ALL PICS AND ZOOM IN - THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION!A quality and UNIQUE NAVAJO WEAVING by DiNe / Antique Weaving - Native American Navajo Weaver c1955!!!! >>>>PLEASE SEE MY OTHER NAVAJO / NAVAHO RUGS / BLANKETS, and other items CURRENTLY LISTED!!!!Guaranteed Authentic Navajo Nation Blanket / Rug!Feel free to contact me with questions, to request additional pictures, or to add comments about this blanket/rug.Yei bichei (Yébîchai), or "maternal grandfather of the yei", is another name of Talking God who often speaks on behalf of the other Holy People. (He, along with Growling God, Black God, and Water Sprinkler, were the first four Holy People encountered by the Navajo.) He is invoked (along with eight other male yei) in the "Night Chant" or "Nightway" (Navajo: Tłʼééʼjí or Kléjê Hatál), sometimes simply called "Yei bichei, " a nine-night ceremony in which masked dancers personify the gods.PLEASE WAIT FOR MY EBAY INVOICE (from JB) BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PAY, THE INVOICE MUST HAVE DC and/or INSURANCE ADDED, THANKS! I accept returns - see beginning of listing. I SHIP ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, SOONER IF POSSIBLE, BUT TYPICALLY I SHIP ONLY ON SATURDAY BECAUSE I WORK FULL TIME (and can rarely ship during my lunch hour). If you expect shipping in less than 5 days after your payment please move on to another item! Thanks.
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