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Two Grey Hills tapestry
Date:	1984
Artist:	Virginia Deal, born c. 1926
Clan:	Táchii’nii (Red Running into the Water People)
Size:	64" x 42"
Count:	100 wefts/inch

“This weaver is almost eighty, and she’s still putting out some really neat, neat work that is real, real fine. She traded one of her big rugs for a pick up truck and was in Arizona Highways in 1974. I judged her rugs three or four years ago at the Gallup Ceremonial—her rug won Best of Show.” —Barbara Ornelas

“The yarns here are carded and spun entirely by hand. Except for the top-dyed black, all colors are natural sheep's wool colors. Navajos prize the rich brown wool, which comes from "red sheep," as they are called in Navajo. The natural colors are blended together for differing shades.” —Ann Hedlund

“Virginia’s work has a lot of white. At Two Grey Hills, we use white sand to make the whites brighter. First, you wash the wool, then you make a paste with white clay, and then you put the wool in it. You wring out the water and let it dry. This keeps the white whiter and it doesn’t turn yellow later on.” —Barbara Ornelas