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Eppie Archuleta
American weaver
Epifania "Eppie" Archuleta (January 6, 1922 – April 11, 2014) was an American weaver and textile artisan at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1] While the more traditional Chimayo and Rio Grande tapestries used diamonds and stripes in their designs.
Archuleta specialized in more contemporary woven designs. Archuleta was a recipient of a 1985 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[2] She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]
Early life
Epifania Martinez was born to weaver Agueda Salazar Martinez and Eusebio Martinez, in Santa Cruz, New Mexico, on Epiphany, January 6, 1922.[1] Archuleta, who was raised in Española and Medanales, New Mexico, was the fifth-generation of master weavers in her family.[4] Her father was a schoolteach