This permanent exhibition features highlights from the Autry’s Southwest textile collection, which includes over 2,000 Diné and Pueblo weavings, both historical and contemporary. The Autry continues to honor the communities and individuals who have produced these textiles and collects contemporary work to represent these ongoing traditions. 

This exhibition is co-curated by Diné (Navajo) master weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas. A fifth-generation weaver, Teller Ornelas specializes in the traditional Two Grey Hills style, characterized by a double-diamond layout and intricate geometric designs using undyed, handspun wool. Her father, Sam Teller, worked at the Two Grey Hills Trading Post, located on the Navajo Reservation, where she was raised alongside her siblings. Teller Ornelas learned to weave at a young age from her mother, Ruth Teller, who demonstrated weaving to attract tourists to the trading post.