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Portrait of Estzan-Lopa
[Navajo Name: Asdzaa Liba’, Gray Woman, Other names: Marie Curley] 1907 By Elbridge Ayer Burbank Maternal Clan: Tábaahá [Water Edge Clan] Paternal Clan: Honágháahnii [One Walks Around Clan] Father: Ya-otza Beg-ay [see HUTR 2033] Mother: Tpapa-A [Maria Antonio, see HUTR 1918] Spouse: Tom Curley Children: Dempsey Curley, Daniel Curley, Benjamin Curley Sibling: Ah-Ge-Pah, ‘Alnaabaa’ [Estzan-Lapa, see HUTR 3426], and Mrs. Ben Wilson This portrait was drawn of Estzan-Lopa [Gray Woman] when she was 7 years old. She worked with her mother as a weaving demonstrator for the Fred Harvey Company. Estanlopa taught Gladys Reishard how to weave a rug. Reishard, an anthropologist, lived with Red Point's family for four summers. She wrote a book about the family, entitled, "Spider Woman Weaving A Navajo Blanket." In Mrs. Curley’s 1970 interview, she stated that Burbank drew a picture of her. Conte crayon on paper. L 38.2, W 26.7 cm Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, HUTR 2012 |
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