Saturday, November 9, 2024 10am to 5pm
About this Event
2540 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205
More than 100 antique and contemporary Navajo weavings plus a special selection of jewelry by Indigenous artists will be sold at special, discounted prices for this event! This sale is coordinated by the Toh-Atin Gallery to support the ongoing care and preservation of the Joe Ben Wheat Navajo Textile Collection at the CU Museum of Natural History. (Please note: all textiles for sale are provided courtesy of the Toh-Atin Gallery).
Attendees are encouraged to bring their weavings to the event for free, informal evaluations.
Navajo weaving expert and owner of Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango, Colorado, Jackson Clark will give a talk on “The Influence of the Trading Posts on Navajo Weaving” at 1 pm and will be giving informal evaluations of your weavings from 2 until 4 pm. Ben Leroux, one of the finest restoration experts in the field, will be giving free cleaning and repair estimates throughout the day. And, CU Museum Curator, William Taylor, will also be on hand to talk about the important role of textiles in horse culture and horse tack across the American West.
For directions and more information visit CU Museum's calendar page.
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