“Hogan Song”
by Alvin John, Diné
Alternate View
Alvin John
Photo by Lana Tupponce
Description: Stainless steel and copper sculpture depicting Diné imagery (creation story, Navajo basket, ye’ii, hogan, and rug).
About this Award: Awarded for excellence in sculptural expression.
Jurors’ Comments:
Terry DeWald: Great expression of Navajo culture, with a ye’ii bicheii mask, Navajo creation or ceremonial basket, hogan, and a rug pattern. On the back you see the eyeholes for the mask, coming up from the third world into the fourth world, and another rug pattern. That’s just really great expression.
Polly Folwell: We all agree.
Rachel Sahmie: ... and it looks like a concho belt.