Rainbow Yui Rug

Ceremonies are performed to either attract or exorcise effects to the people.

Rainbow yui rug. 130504 01 navajo yei rug corn plant rainbow yei 298 00 298 00 190920 01 navajo shiprock yei rug weaving rainbow yei 950 00 950 00 190829 04 navajo shiprock dragon fly yei rug. In addition to cornstalks these patterns usually had a guardian rainbow surrounding the figures. The yeis perform specific dances and rituals as directed by the medicine man during the ceremony for the desired end. Historic items are cleaned and professionally restored.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Navajo came to the southwest with their own weaving traditions. His body curls around the south west and north sides to protect the painting from outside influences and to protect the user from the power of the god depicted in the painting. Get it as soon as thu oct 8.

The yei be chai rug portrays a line of dancers usually shown from the side and often with one foot raised as though in a synchronized dancing motion. The east is left open because the navajo thought no evil can come from the east. These were called yei rugs. Unique antique navajo rugs from nizhoni ranch gallery all nizhoni antique navajo rugs are in great condition ready to use and enhance the beauty of your home.

41 x 59. The yei be chei weavings present the dancers as they dance perform and enact the ceremony of the yeis. 4 7 out of 5 stars 24. The rainbow yei is drawn around every sandpainting.

However they learned to weave cotton on upright looms from pueblo peoples. They featured only the supernatural deities not the yeibichai dance. Yei be chai is the name of the masked human dancer participating in the actual healing ceremony and impersonating the yei. With corn plants 155 00 155 00 191011 20 navajo yei rug c.

Shiprock yei and yeibichai achieved regional style status during the 1940 s. The shiprock yei navajo indian rugs customarily have a white or light colored background and incorporate bright bold hues. A rainbow yei sometimes considered an aspect of the rain god water sprinkler is drawn around every sandpainting. A dozen or more colors may be used.

Enjoy these beautiful navajo art forms. In the elaborate yei rugs three sides of the rug are marked off by the elongated body of the rainbow goddess however the common use today is for wall hangings and other decorational use. In the 1930s a second style of yei rugs was developed. The body curls around the south west and north sides to protect from outside influences and to protect the user from the power of the depicted god.

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