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Exhibition History443: The Flag in American Indian Art, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, August 30, 1997 - January 18, 1998; High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA. February 21, 1998 - June 13, 1998; Historical Society of Saginaw County, (Castle Museum), Saginaw, MI. August 1, 1998 - September 27, 1998; Houston Museum of Natural Science. October 1998 - March 1999; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE. July 3, 1999 - August 29, 1999; Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT. October 1999 - December 1999.
1361 : Prismatic Beauty: American People and American Art 7/1 - 8/25/2020
Artist
Laverne Barber
Navajo Flag Weaving
Date1992-1993
DimensionsOverall: 47 1/4 × 90 1/4 in. (120 × 229.2 cm)
Object numberN0146.1993
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum.
Label TextNavajo weaver Laverne Barber made this flag in honor of her uncle who served in the Vietnam War. Historically, Native Americans have served in the military at a higher rate than any other demographic and continue that tradition with 31,000 Native Americans currently on active duty, according to the Department of Defense. Barber’s weaving shows that her uncle's enlistment was a service to both America and the Navajo Nation.Exhibition History443: The Flag in American Indian Art, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, August 30, 1997 - January 18, 1998; High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA. February 21, 1998 - June 13, 1998; Historical Society of Saginaw County, (Castle Museum), Saginaw, MI. August 1, 1998 - September 27, 1998; Houston Museum of Natural Science. October 1998 - March 1999; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE. July 3, 1999 - August 29, 1999; Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT. October 1999 - December 1999.
1361 : Prismatic Beauty: American People and American Art 7/1 - 8/25/2020
On View
On viewInuit
c. 1910
William Hawkins
