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In Navajo mythology, Spider Woman (Na'ashjé'íí Asdzáá) is the constant helper and protector of humans. [8] Spider Woman is also said to cast her web like a net to capture and eat misbehaving children. She spent time on a rock aptly named spider rock which is said to have been turned white from the bones resting in the sun. [9]
The title of the book is derived from Native American legends. Spider Woman was the one who taught the Navajo people how to weave. [1] Officer Bernadette Manuelito is the daughter of a weaver, and married to Officer Jim Chee. He nicknamed her "Spider Woman's Daughter" for her ability to weave together a complex array of evidence to solve a crime.
Naataanii has espoused a strong determination to keep the Navajo weaving traditions alive and has taught her students, who are of both Native and non-native decent, the importance of taking care of the animals and learning the weaving songs which were once considered essential in the process.
In this story, Spider Grandmother thought the world into existence through the conscious weaving of her webs. Spider Grandmother also plays an important role in the creation mythology of the Navajo, and there are stories relating to Spider Woman in the heritage of many Southwestern native cultures as a powerful helper and teacher. [31]
1928: Social Life of the Navajo Indians with Some Attention to Minor Ceremonies. [22] 1932: Melanesian Design (2 volumes) [23] 1932: Spider Woman: A Story of Navajo Weavers and Chanters [24] 1936: Navajo Shepherd and Weaver [25] 1938: "Coeur d'Alene", in Handbook of American Indian Languages [26] 1939: Dezba, Woman of the Desert [19]
Navajo weaving (Navajo: diyogí) are textiles produced by Navajo people, who are based near the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for more than 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy.
According to the Navajos, she created the Navajo people by taking old skin from her body and using her mountain soil bundle (a bag made of four pieces of buckskin, brought by her father from the underworld) to create four couples, who are the ancestors of the four original Navajo clans. [3]
Navajo rugs are woven by Navajo women today from Navajo-Churro sheep, other breeds of sheep, or commercial wool. Designs can be pictorial or abstract, based on historic Navajo, Spanish, Asian, or Persian designs. 20th century Navajo weavers include Clara Sherman and Hosteen Klah, who co-founded the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.