
Zonnie Gilmore, Mother Earth/Father Sky Rug
Zonnie Gilmore
1939-
Diné (Navajo)
Date
2007
Medium Specific
Wool
Classification
Textile
Dimensions
32 x 34 in. (81.3 x 86.4 cm)
Accession Number
2017.35.40.04
Credit
Gift of Patrick V. and Mary Beth Musick
Biography
Zonnie Gilmore is featured in film Weaving Worlds (dir. Bennie Klain) which presents Navajo weavers working to preserve their weaving tradition in the face of increasing globalization. She shows viewers sheep shearing and takes them to the disappointing results of the first few bids at the Crownpoint rug auction. While Gilmore owns sheep, she only uses store-bought yarn. She specializes in Sandpainting rugs and began weaving in her early teens.
(https://www.visionmakermedia.org/bios/zonnie-gilmore, 2020)
Sandpainting-Night Skies (Schaaf, 2001:125)
(https://www.visionmakermedia.org/bios/zonnie-gilmore, 2020)
Sandpainting-Night Skies (Schaaf, 2001:125)
Date of Bio