Migration, 2023, colored pencil on yucca glauca herbarium sample, 21 x 16 in. / 53.34 x 40.64 cm.

Migration, Amy Wendland, 2023, colored pencil on yucca glauca herbarium sample, 21 x 16 in. / 53.34 x 40.64 cm.

By 1350 CE, cliff-dwelling communities were abandoned as severe drought prompted the abrupt departure of Ancestral Puebloans from the northern Colorado Plateau. Plaited yucca sandals were worn during the great migration, with desert flora providing material for quick replacement of worn footwear.