Handmade Navajo Saddle Cinch 9

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Gladys Oliver is a Navajo elder who weaves beautiful twill pattern rugs and saddle blankets. She wove this saddle cinch. It is approximately 4" wide and 30" long between the INSIDE of the rings. The colors of black, brown and cream create a rustic, yet pretty, effect. This would truly look beautiful on a horse or on a wall.. Until recently, saddle cinches have not been woven by the Navajos since about 1960. These strictly utilitarian weavings gave way to the less expensive, commercially made cinches about then. Very few of the old ones can be found even in museums. In 2002, as part of a high school summer project, Sandra Black, a Navajo elder in Monument Valley, began to teach local youth and adults how to make saddle cinches. In the December 2006 issue of Western Horsemen magazine, t is an article about this program and about the impact it has had on the local community. Funds from the sale of the cinches support the elders who teach the summer program, which includes rug weaving and basketmaking, as well as saddle cinch weaving. The cinches that I am selling are made by the elders who teach in the summer program. I am not a dealer or trader. I am principal of Monument Valley High School and am pleased to be able to sell these items in order to help the program continue.

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