CORE 176: North American Indians
Spring 2000 T-Th 1:00-2:30, Alumni 209
Professor Thomas D. Hall
A. Lindsay O'Connor Professor of American Institutions
417 Alumni Hall, x7545, email:thall; web: people.colgate.edu/thall
OFFICE HOURS:  Tu 6-7; Th 3-5, & by appointment
Navajo Art
Last Updated 2-8-00

Sand Paintings

                                                    Creation Story                                   Four Sacred Plants w/ Frog
                                                    Lester Johnson                                                  Pace
                                                                                                               Plate XIV in Beautyway:  A Navaho
                                                                                                               Ceremonial, Fr. Berard Haile, OFM,
                                                                                                                Maud Oaks, ed Leland C. Wyman
                                                                                                                NY:   Bollingen Foundation, series LIII

                    The Hunchback Chants:  Guardian protection                          Mother Earth, Father Sky
                    for the household, healing, blessing.                                     From the bosom of mother earth comes
                    buffalo horns, strength, protection                                         life giving energy of the sun bringing
                    eagle feathers wisdom in life                                                fertility to the womb of mother earth.
                    holy plants, corn, used in ceremonials, ground up                 From whence springs the seeds of all
                    rainbow bar:  journeyin life into day & night                        living things.  The stars, moon, and
                                Ernest Hunt 9-6-93                                                    constellations are shown on the body of
                                                                                                                 Father Sky.  The zigzags crossing his
                                                                                                                 shoulder around to legs are the milkyway.
                                                                                                                        David Lee, Sheep Springs

House of the Moon
Center circle symbol of the moon, center child color of spring.
Feather for potentional power.  The horns are the symbol
of strength.  The lines represent whirlwinds, cyclones,
hurricanes, and blizzrds.  Rainbow for protection.
Ronald Tollchesm Cuba, NM

Weavings

Arlene Begay, Blue Gap, Feb. 1972

Arlene Begay, Blue Gap, Jan. 1972

Masks

Fr. Berard Haile, Navaho Head and Face Masks
in Navaho Ceremonialism, St. Michaels, AZ 1947

Wedding Basket

Miscellaneous SW Pots

Cup is imitation of Pueblo style, others are Pueblo made.

Send comments or questions to thall@mail.colgate.edu