Navajo Artist Signed Edith John Carved Cottonwood Native Folk Art Chicken 11 in

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Navajo Artist Signed Edith John Carved Cottonwood Native Folk Art Chicken 11 inches to Top of Tail
Navajo folk art would be incomplete without mentioning chickens . . . those crazy chickens!
This is a wonderful carved pale yellow polka dot wooden chicken lovingly created and signed by famed Navajo folk artist Edith John.  The chicken measures 7 inches tall, 11 inches total, including his raffia tail feathers by 3-1/2 inches wide by 2 inches deep and stands upon a 3 inch diameter base.  The chicken was used for display only and appears new.  Navajo folkart expresses how the Navajo view their world and the people, animals and spirits in it.  Colorful and whimsical, these carvings are a great reminder of the culture that is the Navajo people.  Each is unique and different, made by the hands of true craftsmen.  In recent years, wooden figurines carved by self taught Navajo artists have developed into Navajo folk art.  These carvings of traditional indigenous animals are characteristic of the cultural integrity of the navajo people.  Strong cultural values provide for, and sustain the artistic traditions of the Navajo people.
Edith Herbert John and her husband, Guy John are well known Navajo folk artists from Sweetwater, AZ from the well known Herbert family of Navajo folk art.  They create attractive Navajo chickens, roosters, and owls that are very popular among collectors.  Edith is the daughter of the late, famed contemporary folk artist, Woody Herbert, and started carving cottonwood in 1990 for fun, working with her father to make toys for the children.  The Herbert family has been largely responsible for an menagerie of collectible carved wooden animals.  The father, Woody Herbert, started carving Brahma bulls, ravens, and horses in the mid-1980s.  His legacy is carried on by his talented children, their husbands, wives, and children.  Wilford and Lulu Herbert Yazzie are probably best known for their chickens and ravens.  Brother, Leslie, has demonstrated the greatest variety, carving everything from turkeys to skunks to large coyote families.  Edith Herbert John's work is best recognized in her chickens, owls and pigs.  The immense popularity of her work has made carving an important source of income for the Johns.  Guy works with Edith to make stylized creatures in every imaginable color.  Owls, turkeys and chickens are among the Johns' most sought after carvings.  Edith’s cheerful colorful, and upbeat folk art chickens elicit happiness wherever they roost!