Description
The community’s name of Teec Nos Pos (pronounced Tease-Nhas-phas) is an English variation on the Navajo words Tiis nazbas, which has a Navajo meaning of "circle of cottonwood trees".
Teec Nos Pos rugs most often displayed one of two unique stylizations—one boasting elaborate geometric motifs and the other a collection of zig zag patterns with distinct borders. The zigzag patterns being the only designs to be carried forward from the pre-1900 blanket designs.
This hand-woven beautiful rug design is made in the colors gray, mauve with black and gold border.
About the artist
Darlene Tsosie
Navajo Weaver
Navajo weaver Darlene Tsosie is the sister of Rita Gorman was born on the Navajo Reservation. She was taught to weave by her mother. Her sister, Rita Gorman is also a weaver. She is a prolific weaver who enjoys weaving many different styles.
Third phase blankets tend to be even more complex and traditionally were composed of stripes with diamond and half-diamond shapes. Weavers frequently added other elements such as zig-zags, crosses, thin lines and triangles inside these diamond shapes
