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Elle of Ganado
Elle of Ganado
Elle of Ganado

Elle of Ganado

DateJuly 14, 1916
Mediumcardstock; ink
Dimensions3 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (8.4 × 13.5 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2014.007.694
DescriptionElle of Ganado, a Navajo weaver, weaves on a loom inside the Fred Harvey Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is wearing a brown shirt, beaded necklace, and blue skirt and is seated on a stool in front of the large loom. The blanket she is weaving is on the lower fourth of the loom. Handwriting on the back reads, "I'm bring a [?] of the petrified forest. We are making 247 miles today. Everything is fine. Love to all. Olive".
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