In Ganado, Arizona, Diné (Navajo) shepherd and weaver Nikyle Begay grew up hearing stories and reading old newspaper clippings about the intricately designed textiles woven by the late master weaver Julia Bah Joe and her family. Out of the hundreds of weavings that Joe created in nearby Greasewood, one always stood apart from the rest: a 250-pound masterpiece rug made of hand-spun and dyed wool called “Diyogí Tsoh” (“The Big Rug”). Now, the majestic work, long known as the “Hubbell-Joe Rug,” has been relabeled with its Diné name at the Affeldt Mion Museum (AMM).
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Diyogí Tsoh on display at the Affeldt Mion Museum (photo courtesy the Affeldt Mion Museum)
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