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  • Collection: Navajo Rugs

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Dates: 1954
Size: 127 x 86 cm; 8 warps(comma) 26 wefts
Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period(comma) focused in northeastern Arizona(comma) brought back stylized classic designs…

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Dates: 1920-1930
Size: 232 x 143 cm; 10 warps(comma) 30 wefts
Description: The less common Red Mesa regional style descends from Eyedazzlers of the Transitional Period (1863-1890). Eyedazzler designs are known for their unusually bright colors and…

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Dates: 1920-1930
Size: 259 x 194 cm; 8 warps(comma) 26 wefts
Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period(comma) focused in northeastern Arizona(comma) brought back stylized classic…

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Dates: 1925-1935
Size: 221 x 184 cm; 8 warps(comma) 28 wefts
Description: This rug is likely an example of the Chinle Revival style(comma) a regional variation developed beginning in the 1920's that promoted a return to traditional patterns and…

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Dates: 1925-1935
Size: 286 x 152 cm; 6 warps(comma) 18 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. The layout of this…

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Dates: 1920-1940
Size: 230 x 151 cm; 11 warps(comma) 40 wefts
Description: Two Grey Hills is a regional style associated with the Toadlena and Two Grey Hills Trading Post established in 1914 by George Bloomfield and Ed Davis. The style was inspired…

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Dates: 1920-1940
Size: 174 x 119 cm; 6 warps(comma) 34 wefts
Description: Two Grey Hills is a regional style associated with the Toadlena and Two Grey Hills Trading Post established in 1914 by George Bloomfield and Ed Davis. Style design and motifs…

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Dates: 1927-1928
Size: 213.5 x 139 cm; 9 warps(comma) 26 wefts
Description: Two Grey Hills is a regional style associated with the Toadlena and Two Grey Hills Trading Post established in 1914 by George Bloomfield and Ed Davis. The style was…

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Dates: 1940-1950
Size: 110.5 x 56.5 cm; 7 warps(comma) 22 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. This example is a…

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Dates: 1880-1900
Size: 211 x 141 cm; 10 warps(comma) 50 wefts
Description: Produced in the late 20th century(comma) the Germantown type of Navajo rug was made with machine spun and died wool from near Philadelphia that was brought into the…
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