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Clara Sherman
Newcomb, United States
Archival Overview
Master Navajo textile artist and weaver from the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills region renowned for her intricate geometric tapestries made with hand-spun, natural wools.
Biographical Record
Clara Nezbah Sherman was born into the Hashtł'ishnii (Mud Clan) on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Learning the sacred art of Navajo weaving from her mother at age eight, she mastered shearing, carding, spinning, and hand-dyeing wool with local desert plants.
Sherman became a celebrated matriarch of the Two Grey Hills weaving tradition, world-famous for its ultra-fine thread counts and natural white, gray, and brown sheep wool patterns. In 2006, she received the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, having mentored dozens of younger Navajo weavers.
Key Life Milestones
New Mexico Governor's Award for the Arts
Honored for lifetime achievement in preserving and advancing traditional Native American textile art.
Exhibition at National Museum of the American Indian
Her masterworks featured at the Smithsonian Institution, celebrating the brilliance of Diné textile design.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialGallup, United States