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Clara Sherman
Clara Sherman in 2007
Born	Nezbah Gould (1914-02-18)February 18, 1914 Near the Toadlena-Newcomb area
Died	July 31, 2010(2010-07-31) (aged 96)
Nationality	American Navajo
Known for	Weaving
Movement	Navajo rugs
Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, August, 2004; New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, 2006

Clara Nezbah Sherman (February 18, 1914 – July 31, 2010) was a Navajo artist particularly known for her Navajo rugs. Born Nezbah Gould, her mother was of the Hashtłʼishnii clan, and her father was of the Naashashí Dineʼé. She was the last 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. Clara had several children with her husband, John Sherman. Her daughters and granddaughters also learned to weave.

She played the harmonica, and could "keep a melody and bass line going at the same time."

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.

References

1. Reweaving culture's fabric Navajo rugs see revival via outsider June 9, 2002, Denver Post, "And Winter bought new dentures for 87-year-old Clara Sherman, one of the best living Navajo weavers."
2. "Clara Sherman Obituary - Newcomb, New Mexico". Tributes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
3. "Clara Sherman, Navajo Weaving". Convocations Indian Arts Research Center. 2006-07-14. Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
4. Snyder, Jim (2002-06-29). "Dances with Wool Exhibit Opens". Canku Ota. No. 64. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
5. ^ "Clara Sherman, 1914-2010". Home of Toadlena Trading Post and Navajo Two Grey Hills Weavings. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-07-09.

External links

• Video of Clara Sherman carding and spinning wool, YouTube
• Photos of Clara Sherman
• Woven rug portrait of Clara playing her harmonica

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