Ganado Red
Jennifer Emerson-Tsosie
Navajo, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
1989
Cotton/polyester with polyester filling
60" x 84 1/2”
MSUM 7602.1
Photo by Doug Elbinger, all rights reseved by the Michigan State University Museum

"Ganado"-style Navajo rugs, highly regarded for their stark graphic designs, were originally made for sale at the trading post in Ganado, New Mexico. Emerson-Tsosie uses crosses or plus designs in her "Ganado Red Quilt" to convey the conflict in her life between Christianity and the Native American religion.

From To Honor and Comfort Native Quilting Traditions