NAVAJO FOLK ART HORSE BY IVETTA SHERMAN YAZZIE

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Fabulous horse that will be a great addition to your Navajo folk art or Native American art collection. Created out of wood by Navajo folk art carver, Ivetta Sherman Yazzie. Navajo folk art depicts how Navajos view their lives and culture. Farm animals are one of the commonly carved folk art pieces.  Signed

6  1/4” tall x 3  3/4” long x 2”wide  (length doesn’t include horsehair tail)

Artist card included

In recent years, wood figurines hand carved by self-taught Navajo artists have developed into Navajo Folk Art. These carvings of traditional personal images and indigenous animals are characteristic of the cultural integrity on the Navajo people. Strong cultural values provide for and sustain the artistic traditions of the Navajo.

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