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Hosteen Klah | |
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Born | 1867 Bear Mountain, near Fort Wingate, New Mexico |
Died | February 27, 1937 |
Nationality | American / Navajo |
Known for | Weaver, artist and medicine man (chanting and sandpainting) |
Movement | Founded the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian with Mary Cabot Wheelwright |
Hosteen Klah (Navajo: Hastiin Tłʼa, 1867– February 27, 1937)[1] was a Navajo artist and medicine man. He documented aspects of Navajo religion and related ceremonial practices. As a traditional nádleehi person, he was both a ceremonial singer and master weaver.