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Ye’ii rug
Date:	1991
Artist:	Mary Long, c. 1935-2000
Size:	72" x 57"
Count:	50 wefts/inch

“In addition to rugs with ye’ii (Holy People) figures, Mary Long also weaves elaborate sandpainting designs. A prizewinning weaver for decades, she comes from a talented family of weavers. Some of her materials are split from 4-ply commercial yarns; others are finely handspun from local sheep’s wool.” —Ann Hedlund