The dying art of Navajo sheep shearing
Arnold Clifford is keeping alive the dying Navajo skill of sheep shearing.
The farmer, who lives on a reservation in the US state of Arizona, continues to shear without electric clippers.
Wool and meat from Churro sheep have sustained the Navajo for centuries. And Clifford, who is also a botanist and teacher, says the animal has been granted mythical status as a result.
He is trying to keep the shearing skills he learned from his elders alive. By donating his wool to weavers he is also helping that ancient Navajo tradition thrive today.
04 Jun 2012
- From the section Magazine