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Woven tapestry of a person with braided hair looking off in the distance, displayed on a wooden hand loom. Red and beige geometric patterns sit atop the person's face.
Close-up of the figure's right eye on a woven tapestry. Tiny red and beige diamond shapes with connecting thin lines form a geometric zig-zag pattern across the face.
Close-up of the black lower-left region of a woven tapestry showcasing the artist’s signature in gold. The edges of the tapestry are wrapped in black thread and attached to wood.
Close-up of a wooden frame's corner, which is detailed with a vertical red and black zigzag design. The wooden frame holds a natural-toned woven tapestry of a figure’s face.
Close-up of multiple beige unwoven threads which surround the woven tapestry wrapped around a wooden rod. Various other beige threads attach the wooden rod to a thicker wooden frame.
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Darby Raymond-Overstreet

Inherited Legacies
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Description

Maker

Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné (Navajo), b. 1994)

Title

Inherited Legacies

Year

2019

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

76.2 x 114.3 x 5.1 cm (30 x 45 x 2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2023.68

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Diné Textiles
Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed
Sep 02, 2023 – Sep 29, 2024

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I use woven patterns in my portraits as a way of both reclaiming and celebrating our visual cultural aesthetic. Prompted by rampant cultural appropriation by corporate industries, I find it an apt response to show who these designs come from and for whom they were made. The works also serve as an homage to weavers and the practice of weaving.

–Darby Raymond-Overstreet

Displayed on a warped vertical loom typically used by Diné weavers, this portrait of Diné scientist Sherralyn Sneezer is layered with textile patterns. A testament to generations of Diné strength in the face of adversity, Darby Raymond-Overstreet’s work is inspired by Diné patterns from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. 

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Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné (Navajo), b. 1994)
Inherited Legacies, 2019
Canvas print, yarn, pine lumber, red coral, pyrite inlay
76.2 x 114.3 x 5.1 cm (30 x 45 x 2 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2023.68

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