Hosteen Klah
Hosteen Klah | |
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Hosteen Klah in middle age. | |
| Born | Hastiin Tłʼa 1867 Bear Mountain, near Fort Wingate, New Mexico |
| Died | February 27, 1937 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | American / Navajo |
| Known for | Weaver, artist and medicine person (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) was a Navajo artist, medicine person, and ceremonial practitioner. Known for combining traditional Navajo weaving with sacred sandpainting imagery, Klah played a significant role in preserving and documenting different aspects of Navajo religion and culture. As a nádleehi, a gender role recognized within Navajo society, Klah occupied both masculine and feminine social and ceremonial roles.