Browse Items (149 total)

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Dates: 1900-1920
Size: 245 x 147 cm; 6 warps(comma) 16 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 beginning in the 1890's. This example…

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Dates: 1960-1970
Size: 110 x 78.8 cm; 8 warps(comma) 38 wefts
Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period brought back stylized classic designs without borders made with vegetable dyed…

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Dates: 1880-1900
Size: 99 x 71 cm; 9 warps(comma) 38 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 area(comma)…

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Dates: 1900-1908
Size: 176 x 127 cm; 8 warps(comma) 16 wefts
Description: During the late 19th century Navajo weaving went through a period of transition where the market changed from creating wearing blankets to weaving rugs for Anglo-Americans.…

81_46_74.jpg
Dates: 1900-1915
Size: 134 x 139 cm; 7 warps(comma) 30 wefts
Description: Unusual rug that incorporates the Phase I chief's blanket style. Chief's blankets are considered the high point of traditional Navajo weaving. All chief's blankets are woven…

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Dates: 1960-1970
Size: 73 x 68 cm; 8 warps(comma) 62 wefts
Description: Although Ye'ii are sometimes found in rug designs prior to the 20th century(comma) the earliest known weaver to incorporate the figures into her weaving was Yanapah who was…

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Dates: 1970
Size: 199.5 x 110 cm; 11 warps(comma) 44 wefts
Description: In 1905 Hambleton Bridger Noel established a trading post in the Four Corners area due to the high quality of rugs being produced by Navajo women in the area. The regional…

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Dates: 1960-1969
Size: 124 x 69 cm; 8 warps(comma) 30 wefts
Description: This rug is an example of a more recent development in Navajo weaving called by traders and dealers reservation roads." These landscape pictorials place more emphasis on…

80_5_2.jpg
Dates: 1960-1970
Size: 230 x 178.5 cm; 8 warps(comma) 30 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…

80_5_13.jpg
Dates: 1920-1930
Size: 166 x 112 cm; 9 warps(comma) 40 wefts
Description: Although Ye'ii are sometimes found in rug designs prior to the 20th century(comma) the earliest known weaver to incorporate the figures into her weaving was Yanapah who was…
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