Sally Black

Sally Black (born 1959, or 1962) is a Diné (Navajo) basketry artist. She lives in Monument Valley, and is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

Early life Sally Black was born in either 1959, or 1962. She is the daughter of the weaver and basketry artist, Mary Holiday Black. She was brought up on the Douglas Mesa in southeastern Utah. When she was eight years old she began weaving baskets, having learned the skills from her mother and grandmother. She gathers the sumac from areas around the Green River and Hanksville, Utah. She then splits the fiber by hand, and dyes it. She spends most of the winter months for the actual weaving. the Heard Museum, and the National Museum of the American Indian, among other venues.

Personal life In 2021, Black's home in Monument Valley burned to the ground. Her belongings, including all of her weaving supplies, unfinished commissioned baskets and traditional clothing were destroyed. Her partner, Ryan Thompson, who was in the house at the time, perished in the fire.