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This vintage Navajo pictorial rug shows 7 Yei figures. It has been nicely woven and is in very good vintage condition. It measures 54 1/2\" x 29 1/2\".
The Fox Yei Dancers wear fox skins or fox tails attached to the back of their kilts. The Yeibichai participate in a major nine-day curative and initiation ritual that typically occurs in the winter, often following the first frost. It aims to heal the sick and restore spiritual harmony to the community. The dancers act as the Yeis (holy people). The male dancers wear fox pelts or a fox tail hanging from their kilts, which hold significant symbolic and mystical meaning within the Navajo origin stories.
The Yei dancers hold a gourd rattle and feathers. The gourd rattles keep the rhythm for the chanting and intricate footwork throughout the nine-day healing ceremony.The feathers symbolize healing, protection, and life.
Navajo rug **Both sides of the rug are shown in the photos.**
![Vintage Navajo Pictorial Yei Bi Chei Rug - 7 Fox Dancers - - 54.5\](img-large/g/EbsAAeSwuJJqI05f/s-l1600/Vintage-Navajo-Pictorial-Yei-Bi-Chei-Rug-7-Fox-Dan.jpg "Vintage Navajo Pictorial Yei Bi Chei Rug - 7 Fox Dancers - - 54.5\")
