Clara Nezbah Sherman (born 1911) is a renowned Navajo artist particularly known for her Navajo rugs. Born Nezbah Gould, her mother Hashtl'ishnii was of the Mud clay People and her father Nasshashi Dine' was of the Bear Enemies—Tewa clan. She is the only surviving member of ten siblings including an adopted sister. Sherman and her siblings learned to weave as children from her family, who specialized in the craft. In 2006, she was awarded the Gove...
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Clara Nezbah Sherman (born 1911) is a renowned Navajo artist particularly known for her Navajo rugs. Born Nezbah Gould, her mother Hashtl'ishnii was of the Mud clay People and her father Nasshashi Dine' was of the Bear Enemies—Tewa clan. She is the only surviving member of ten siblings including an adopted sister. Sherman and her siblings learned to weave as children from her family, who specialized in the craft. In 2006, she was awarded the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts by the governor of New Mexico in association with the National Endowment for the Arts. She is one of the artists whose work is available at the historic Toadlena Trading Post on New Mexico Arts' Fiber Arts Trail.
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