Turquoise and Textiles

Highlights• Learn how history and culture have influenced the

development of turquoise and weaving traditions.

• Discover the interconnectedness of art, spirituality, and worldview in American Indian art.

• Meet award-winning American Indian artists who demonstrate their craft, share family traditions, and describe their artistic evolution in a changing world.

June 7–13, 2016Member* $2,895 Deposit: $400 Balance due: April 7, 2016 *Minimum $100 level member Join at www.crowcanyon.org/membership

Scholars Joe and Cindy Tanner are among the best-known American Indian art traders in the Southwest. Joe is a fourth-generation “old-school” trader and an authority on turquoise sources, history, and use. He and his wife, Cindy, have helped advance the careers of some of the most recognizable Southwest Indian artists.

Emerald Tanner is a fifth-generation trader and the daughter of Joe and Cindy Tanner. She loves cultivating relationships between collectors, artists, and colleagues. Emerald has offered education seminars on turquoise and contemporary Native American jewelry for archaeological groups, museums, and collectors.

Plan your trip! Call your Crow Canyon enrollment specialist at 800.422.8975, ext. 457, or e-mail travel@crowcanyon.org.

CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS

A Crow Canyon trip for members only

Turquoise is a highly prized gemstone of great historical and cultural significance in the American Southwest. Join members of the Tanner family—a trading post dynasty—as we explore the artistic, economic, and sacred value of turquoise in American Indian culture. Meet award-winning jewelers and weavers from Albuquerque, Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo), Gallup, Zuni Pueblo, and the Navajo Nation. Our trip includes a tour of a turquoise mine.

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Lone Mountain turquoise. Tanner’s Indian Arts, Gallup, NMTwo Grey Hills tapestry. Tanner’s Indian Arts, Gallup, NM

Cerrillos Hills

Cindy, Joe, and Emerald Tanner. Tanner’s Indian Arts, Gallup, NM

Turquoise. Tanner’s Indian Arts, Gallup, NM

Turquoise and Textiles

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June 7–13, 2016

Tuesday, June 7Arrive in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by 4 p.m. for introductions, dinner, and program orientation. Overnight, Albuquerque. D

Wednesday, June 8North of Albuquerque, the Cerrillos Hills have been an important source of turquoise for Southwestern people for at least 1,000 years. Jewelry designer and mine owner Doug Magnus takes us on a tour of the Tiffany Mine, in a part of the Cerrillos Hills known as Turquoise Hill. The mine is only about 15 miles from Kewa Pueblo (formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo), whose people have a long and distinguished history in jewelry making. Artist Anthony Lovato joins us to share the Kewa legend of the mine. Continue on to Kewa Pueblo, where we meet artists and storytellers who share their perspectives on turquoise. They are best known for their hand-shaped turquoise heishi beads; although their jewelry is praised for its clean, modern look, it is actually very similar to pieces made by the ancestral Pueblo people of Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Overnight, Albuquerque. B L D

Thursday, June 9We spend the morning at the Turquoise Museum in Old Town Albuquerque with Joe Dan Lowry, museum owner, author, and third-generation turquoise trader. Joe guides us through his collection, introduces us to his favorite artists, and gives each of us the opportunity to cut and polish our own stone. After lunch, we travel to Gallup, located along historic Route 66. At Tanner’s Indian Arts, we tour the Tanners’ gallery and view their extensive collection of turquoise specimens and fine weavings. Joe and Cindy introduce us to Joe’s “Tanner Top Ten” turquoise mines. Artist Lee Yazzie joins us. Overnight, Gallup. B L D

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Example of tufa cast pour. Tanner’s Indian Arts, Gallup, NM

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B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner Itinerary subject to change.

Friday, June 10Return to Tanner’s Indian Arts, where we spend the day discussing the development of silversmith and lapidary techniques, while meeting select Navajo artists who discuss various techniques that they use. Later, we walk to Aaron Anderson’s workshop, where he demonstrates a traditional tufa cast pour and discusses the importance of turquoise in his contemporary work. Overnight, Gallup. DB

Saturday, June 11This morning we drive south to Winfield Trading Co. A third-generation family of traders, the Winfields share their knowledge of turquoise mining as well as Zuni jewelry making techniques. Continue on to Zuni Pueblo, where we meet the Leekya family of fetish carvers and learn about the importance of turquoise in their sacred figure carving, as well as the relationship between Zuni Pueblo and turquoise. We also visit well-known contemporary artist Veronica Poblano, a New Mexico 2015 Living Treasure. Overnight, Gallup. B L

Sunday, June 12Drive north to the historic Two Grey Hills Trading Post. Owners Les and Irma Wilson and master weaver Barbara Jean Teller Ornelas introduce us to some of the finest tapestry weavings in the world. Barbara Jean, also a New Mexico 2015 Living Treasure, presents a wool dyeing and weaving demonstration and shares her family’s legacy of craft. Back at Tanner’s Indian Arts, Joe and Cindy invite artists and specialists to discuss Navajo rugs from districts including Teec Nos Pos, Two Grey Hills, Ganado, and Burntwater. Discover the meaning behind the symbols with Navajo linguist Dr. Joe Kee Jr. Weaving restoration specialist Christina Mazotti joins us to discuss care of these tapestries. Enjoy a farewell dinner at the gallery. Overnight, Gallup. B L D

Monday, June 13 Drive back to Albuquerque. Depart from the Albuquerque airport anytime after 10 a.m. B

TuitionTuition is per person and based on shared accommodations. Tuition includes scholar honoraria, accommodations, meals listed, entry fees and permits, most gratuities, and transportation from arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 7, 2016, until departure from Albuquerque on June 13, 2016. Transportation to and from Albuquerque is your responsibility.

AccommodationsAll nights are spent in comfortable hotels. Accommodations are double occupancy; single accommodations are available for an additional fee of $340.

What to ExpectThis program begins and ends in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All travel is by Crow Canyon vehicle in relatively remote areas of the Southwest. No drive is longer than 2 1/2 hours. The entire trip takes place at elevations between 5000 and 7260 feet. Our pace will be leisurely, and you must be comfortable standing and sitting for several hours at a time. If you have any doubt about your ability to participate in a Crow Canyon trip, please contact us before registering.