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AuADHD. white. ACAB. Land Back incl Palestine. Mutual aid & solidarity.
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Much sicker than I thought i was & won't be able to be on here as much, pals. Bronchitis on top of existing dental infection is absolutely kicking my ass.
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“We don’t hear from doctors offices or hospitals or elsewhere that misuse of health cards is an issue they’re experiencing ... If you add a piece of bureaucracy to it, that’s a barrier for some people. We have a lot of questions,” says FOM's Chris Gallaway.

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Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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We are calling on colleagues, health-care associations, unions, regulatory bodies, and public health leaders to endorse the statement, share it widely, and join us in demanding voluntary, evidence-based, rights-affirming responses to the toxic drug crisis.

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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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We honour people with lived and living experience who have long resisted coercive drug policy, including those who launched last year’s petition opposing involuntary care. Their leadership continues to guide this work.

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Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy encourage colleagues to stand down from implementing BC NDP Mental Health Act changes
Proposals to expand so-called “involuntary treatment” for substance use disorders is not a health intervention, it is a political response to fear, misinformation, and moral panic.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public.

@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
A raised fist, clenched in power. Text reads: "WE REFUSE: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care. A joint statement and call to action from Harm Reduction Nurses Association and Doctors for Safer Drug Policy." Below that are logos for HRNA and DSDP.
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Anyone heard from @joekatz45.bsky.social in the past few months. Is he doing alright?
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Rosa Elena Egipciaco, mundillo weaver
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 15d
Rosa Elena Egipciaco (1920-2023) was one of the most important weavers of Puerto Rican mundillo, Puerto Rico's national embroidery.
She kept the tradition alive despite the displacement of weavers into the textile industry that mass-produced for the US and many other countries.
#TextileTuesday
Rosa Elena Egipciaco wearing a lace scarf. She poses seated, smiling warmly, and displaying the delicate work of the scarf. Rosa Elena Egipciaco working on her lace mundillo. Photograph by Jim Saah, courtesy National Endowment for the Arts. This looks like a very complex process, the photo is focused on the lace tools, and we can only see the arms of the artist. There are countless wooden sticks holding the threads that make the lace. She uses them to weave. Rosa Elena Egipciaco, detail of lacework featuring almagro, margarita, and brusela stitches, courtesy National Endowment for the Arts. Rosa Elena Egipciaco, glove and purse set, courtesy National Endowment for the Arts.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 9
A thread of Inuit art that you didn't know you needed, starting with one of my favourites
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Jan 5
Sheouak Petaulassie was an Inuk artist.
Her art can be found at the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Glenbow Museum, the Hood Museum of Art, the UBC Museum of Anthropology, the U. of Michigan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, & the Art Gallery of Windsor.
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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I would like to give a mención honorífica to Palestinian embroiderer and mum @doaaomar.bsky.social
Please show her your support here: chuffed.org/project/1153...
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Elaine "Jae" Jarell
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 7
Elaine "Jae" Jarell is an artist, fashion designer and one of the co-founders of the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AFRICOBRA) during the Black Arts Movement.
She used her unique designs to celebrate Black culture and provide positive imagery of and for African Americans.
Photo from the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. A colorful photo of Jae Jarrell wearing one of her designs, and standing in the middle of two others. She is an elder Black woman with short grey hair, with an expression of pride. Her designs are colorful and funky, and contrast with the eggplant colour of the walls behind. It looks like a Museum or Gallery. Jae Jarrell in the Revolutionary Suit A black-and-white image of a young Black woman standing confidently in an outdoor setting. She wears a short, matching two-piece outfit with a bold, structured band crossing her chest and skirt. She has a stylish Afro. Jae Jarrell in the Urban Wall Suit. Photo from the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. She is wearing a funky, long-sleeved mini dress. She is carrying a baby with the help of a shawl, and she's holding a young boy with her hand, like her children.
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Jul 11
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings is a Kiowa/Kiowa Apache/Gila River Pima regalia & cradleboard maker, clothing designer & beadwork artist from Oklahoma.
Here she is, wearing one of her cradleboards, 1998
Another lovely design, 1998
Portrait with her sister, ca. 1955.
And her great-grandmother, ca. 1900.
Vibrant colored photograph showing a Native American woman, Vanessa, proudly holding a traditional cradleboard in 1998. She stands in an open field that stretches into the distance, dressed in a detailed black robe with a patterned design. She accessorizes with a broad belt adorned with a large, circular metallic buckle. The cradleboard she carries is a focal point of the image, showcasing intricate beadwork and colorful designs. The cradleboard is primarily constructed from smooth, tanned leather, evident in the two long, pointed supports at the top, adorned with delicate punched designs. The main body of the cradleboard showcases an array of beautiful, traditional beadwork with geometric patterns in a vibrant mix of green, red, blue, and white, creating a striking contrast. Additional embellishments include multicolored woven straps and a dark blue cloth with white polka dots that appears to cushion the head area. At the side, there's a beaded strap with rich colors and a complex pattern, and the bottom of the cradleboard is draped with a cream-colored fabric with fringe, adding to the ornamental nature of the item. This sepia coloured photograph shows two Native American babies in traditional attire. On the left, the youngest child is securely nestled within a beautifully adorned cradleboard, which is decorated with intricate patterns and fringes. Standing to the right is her sister, wearing a stunning ceremonial outfit. The child's garment is rich in detail, with beaded patterns and fringe decorations, complementing the elaborate feathered headdress that features striking feathers and beaded headband. This historical photograph presents a Native American woman, Vanessa's grandmother, standing confidently with a cradleboard attached to her back. The image is rich in cultural detail, featuring the woman in a traditional patterned dress adorned with decorative elements, possibly floral or geometric in design. She has a proud smile.
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 27
Sophonisba Angusciola Sellers (1786-1859) was an early US ornithologist and artist. 🪶
She was also a noted quilt-maker.
A surviving example of her work is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Her portrait here is by her father, Charles Willson Peale, 1805.
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Quilt held at Philadelphia Museum. Sophonisba's design is a variation of the "Star of Bethlehem" pattern, made up with earthy colours, dark brown and red contrasting against lighter, creamy colours. A profile portrait of a young white woman standing against a forest background. She has dark brown hair, a pensive look, and a white dress.
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Lyudmila Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 30
Lyudmila Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya (1884-1972) was a Russian & Soviet textile designer and teacher.
She was the first woman in the factory to hold an administrative & technical position before the Revolution.
Her exhibitions were held in France, UK, Italy, and Russia.
A black and white professional portrait of Lyudmila Mayakovskaya. She is a young white woman, looking to her shoulder. She has a natural and serious look, dark hair, and a simple but elegant outfit with a white blouse and a dark covering cloak or jacket. Lyudmila Mayakovskaya. Textile sample. Velvet, airbrush. A very modern and funky print, featuring bold strikes of white, red, and yellow, over a black.
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 20
Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq (1916–2003) was an innovative artist from Qamani'tuaq, Nunavut.
Her work explores textile creations while experimenting with non-traditional methods.
Her work "Animals and People" was rendered in the same herringbone stitch which she was known for.
A black and white portrait of an elder Inuit artist in the middle of her embroidery work. She is interrupting her work to look back at the camera with a surprised look. A textile work depicting with abstract shapes and bright colours a number of human and non human animal figures, including birds, dogs, deers, seals. The combination of shapes and colours give a trippy effect.
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Younousse Sèye
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Oct 23
Younousse Sèye (1940) is Senegal’s first contemporary artist woman, based in Dakar since her 1960s debut.
Influenced by her mother's work in textiles, she developed a distinctive style of textile-like compositions.
Here, posing with her art for the cover of AWA, 1972,
& Femme aux cauris, 1974
The cover of the AWA magazine, dated November 1972, featuring a black and white portrait of artist Younousse Sèye posing in front of one of her art pieces. The magazine's title, "AWA," appears boldly at the top in white text on a green background, with the subtitle "La Revue de la Femme Noire". A monochromatic abstract painting titled Femme aux Cauris (1974) by Younousse Seye. The artwork shows a stylized feminine figure made of symmetrical patterns of cowrie shells, which are arranged in loops and chains to create the woman's facial features and body, framed by an intricate headdress. The figure is centered, with minimal background details, emphasizing the decorative elements of the shells.
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Clarissa Rizal
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 15
Clarissa Rizal (1956 – 2016) was a Tlingit artist of Filipino descent.
She was best known as a Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver, but she also worked in painting, printmaking, carving, and sculpting.
Among her awards and honors, she was a recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship in 2016.
Photograph of 2016 National Heritage Fellowship winner Clarissa Rizal. A vibrant, colourful photo showing a woman wearing a traditional Tlingit robe in a green, grassy valley during a sunny day. She is showing us her back, looking toward the scenic horizon of mountains, so we can appreciate the design of the robe. The robe is called "Thunderbird Chilkat Robe", it shows a powerful blue bird-shape figure over a lighter blue background, adorned with yellow edges. Chilkat Hat Vest Bag ©1990 Clarissa Rizal A young woman wearing a traditional woven headdress and ceremonial garment with a geometric pattern poses confidently outdoors. She is also wearing dangling, beaded earrings, that match with the yellow, black and white palette of her outfit. "Resilience" Chilkat weaving robe, Collection of Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR ©2014 Clarissa Rizal A traditional Chilkat weaving, featuring bold geometric and symbolic designs in black, yellow, blue, and white. The pattern includes stylized non human faces and other shapes common to Native Alaskan and Pacific Northwest art, framed by a thick black border with long cream-colored fringe along the bottom edge.
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Naomi Ityi
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 10
Naomi Ityi (1928–2003) was a textile artist from Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), considered one of the earliest creators of wall hangings in the North.
She was one of the first women in Qamani’tuaq to create small pictures from wool scraps leftover from clothing projects.
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A black and white front portrait from her shoulders up, she looks pensively at the camera. She wears a knitted hat, a jumper, and a coat. A colorful and lively textile scene that reminds me of the scene in Dumbo when he gets drunk and sees colorful elephants over a black plain background. From the website: Ityi uses a variety of different stitching types in her works, which create textural separation between the figures on each work. She uses blanket stitches to create rows on animals, v-shaped herringbone stitches to act as scales on fish and satin and chain stitches to create bursts of texture on other creatures [3]. By variegating her stitches this way, the animals in Untitled (1973) pop off the fabric in a variety of colours and attain a sense of motion, particularly when juxtaposed with the human figures beside them. Not only are they made more lifelike with the stitching techniques, but they also create unique colour and design choices on the wall hanging.
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Wonderful quilt features in this Black History Month thread that I think you will adore

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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Feb 4
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 26
Margaret Morton Bibb (c. 1832 - 1900/1910) and Ellen Morton Littlejohn (c. 1826 - 1899) were African American enslaved women, sisters, and brilliant textile artists.
This is the Star of Bethlehem quilt (c. 1837–1850), that is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Jagoda Buić
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Nov 17
Jagoda Buić (1930–2022) was a Croatian visual artist known for her monumental fiber art installations & tapestries.
She also worked on more than 120 projects as a costume & stage designer in various opera, ballet, theatre & film productions in Vienna, Zagreb, Osijek, Dubrovnik, and Split.
This black-and-white photograph captures Jagoda Buić, an artist known for her work in textile art. She is shown engaged in the process of creating or manipulating a large woven textile piece. Her hands delicately interact with strands of thick, textured yarn, which form a complex pattern of lines and knots.
October 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Teri Rofkar, or Chas' Koowu Tla'a
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 31
Teri Rofkar, or Chas' Koowu Tla'a (1956–2016), was a Lingít weaver and educator from Sitka, Alaska.
She specialized in Ravenstail designs and spruce root baskets.
Here she is for her 2009 National Heritage Fellowship photo wearing one of the Ravenstail robes that she has woven. Photo: Tom Pich.
A colorful full body portrait of Teri Rofkar, an elder Lingít woman and artist. She is standing outdoors in a natural landscape, wrapped in a beautifully crafted traditional ravenstail with intricate geometric patterns and long, flowing fringes that are blowing in the wind as she woman spins around, creating a sense of movement and joy. The background includes a serene, natural environment with lush greenery, possibly near a body of water, under a cloudy sky. Her expression is of happiness and content. She smiles.
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Frida Hansen
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Oct 5
Frida Hansen (1855 – 1931) was a Norwegian textile artist in the Art Nouveau style.
She has been described as a bridge between Norwegian and European tapestry, and several of her weaving designs are considered among the best made in recent European textile art.
Melkeveien (Milky Way), 1898.
A professional black and white portrait of Frida Hansen. She is a white woman with dark hair, wearing an elegant dark velvet dress. This artwork by Frida Hansen, titled Melkeveien (The Milky Way), is a woven tapestry showcasing a group of celestial figures, maybe angels, set against a deep blue backdrop that represents the night sky. They are adorned in white flowing garments with golden halos, holding a cosmic veil with their hands across the sky. The night sky is full of bright stars.
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Trude Guermonprez
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Oct 23
Trude Guermonprez (1910 –1976) was a German American textile artist, designer & educator, known for her tapestry landscapes.
Her Bauhaus-influenced disciplined abstraction for hand-woven textiles greatly contributed to the American craft and fiber art movements of the 50s, 60s & 70s.
Photo from 1938, by Paul Guermonprez. Trude Guermonprez is a young woman in this black and white picture, smiling for the camera. She has short, straight hair, held with a bobby pin. She is wearing a white collared shirt. The background is also plain white. She has a cool unibrow that makes her smile and expression look more interesting. Hnad knitted carpet, showing an abstract landscape design, featuring over a red background a traditional white house with the darker red rooftop. A bird, maybe a rooster, stands on top. The house is in the corner of the carpet, and all around her there are many plants and flowers of different shapes and colours, going from dark to light blue, green and yellow.
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Frida Hansen (1855 – 1931) was a Norwegian textile artist in the Art Nouveau style.
She has been described as a bridge between Norwegian and European tapestry, and several of her weaving designs are considered among the best made in recent European textile art.
Melkeveien (Milky Way), 1898.
A professional black and white portrait of Frida Hansen. She is a white woman with dark hair, wearing an elegant dark velvet dress. This artwork by Frida Hansen, titled Melkeveien (The Milky Way), is a woven tapestry showcasing a group of celestial figures, maybe angels, set against a deep blue backdrop that represents the night sky. They are adorned in white flowing garments with golden halos, holding a cosmic veil with their hands across the sky. The night sky is full of bright stars.
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Mabel Burnside Myers

(I see now that I got excited and deviated from embroidery to a more general textile art category. I hope you continue to enjoy!)
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Oct 5
Mabel Burnside Myers (1922–1987) was a Navajo weaver, herbalist and sheepherder, known for creating dye charts for teaching students.
Mabel Burnside, on right, at Navajo Fairgrounds, Window Rock, Arizona. Black and white photo showing two women weaving a big piece. On the left there is an elder woman laughing, and on the right there is Mabel Burnside, smiling. Mabel Burnside Myers, Vegetal Dye Chart, c.1970. Dye chart includes a miniature woven textile on a miniature vertical frame loom, surrounded by pressed botanical specimens of plants, with each specimen identified with the name of the plant. Pieces of dyed yarn serve as "pointers" to the various colors in the miniature weaving.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Grace Henderson Nez
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 9
Grace Henderson Nez (1913–2006) was a Navajo weaver, known for her traditional designs. Her main styles were old designs from the 19th century and Ganado style.
Among her lifetime achievements, she won a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Grace Henderson Nez, photography by Robert Alan Clayton. A black and white profile portrait of an elderly Navajo woman, with her hair tied back and a serious expression. The background is black. Grace Henderson Nez at an exhibition of weavers, 1944. Photograph by ALH A group photo featuring four women, with varying ages. The women are seated outdoors on a bench. It is a sunny day. The elder woman is wearing a pink outfit, matching a headscarf, a blouse, and a long skirt. The other women are wearing black trousers and light shirts. They seem happy. Weaving by Grace Henderson Nez. A traditional woven textile with a pattern consisting of red rectangles, black stripes, and white horizontal lines. The design is geometric, with a repetitive structure that highlights the craftsmanship of the weaver. Weaving by Grace Henderson Nez. Another woven textile, featuring a pattern of red and black crosses interwoven with black and white vertical and horizontal stripes. The design is symmetrical and bold.
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Ska-ba-quay Tesson
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merryrobin.bsky.social Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 1
Ska-ba-quay Tesson (c. 1846 – 1929) was a Meskwaki textile artist.
Living during a tumultuous transitional period for the Meskwaki Nation, she helped maintain and innovate on the practice of textile bags and designs.
This beautiful bag lives at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.
With red, yellow, brown, and grey colours: Her design field is established through the sequencing of wide and narrow horizontal bands. Each band is composed of two contrasting colors, which then contrast with the bands above and below. The narrow bands are composed of small repetitive geometric patterns, while the three wide bands are composed of repeating figurative motifs: horses and riders, humans, and horses with mounted and unmounted riders. This bag is woven as a single piece: the warps are draped over a support so that the each side of the support will become one side of the bag, and there's no need to make a seam in the bottom.
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM