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Dates: 1880-1890
Size: 344 x 328.5 cm; 11 warps(comma) 52 wefts
Description: Eyedazzler designs are known for their unusually bright colors and intricate designs that create an optical effect. The bright colors are a result of Germantown(comma)…

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Dates: 1860-1880
Size: 286.5 x 132 cm; 11 warps(comma) 46 wefts
Description: This combination of handspun wool with natural dyes and commercial red and yellow yarn was collected by Stanley Stokes in 1880 and incorporates some traits of the…

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Dates: 1885-1895
Size: 211 x 126 cm; (handspun) 10 warps(comma) 26 wefts; (commercial) 10 warps(comma) 30 wefts
Description: Eyedazzler designs are known for their unusually bright colors and intricate designs that create an optical effect. The…

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Dates: 1870-1880
Size: 190.5 x 34.5 cm; 12 warps(comma) 48 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…

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Dates: 1880-1900
Size: 171.5 x 132 cm; 6 warps(comma) 34 wefts
Description: This is an example of the unique wedge weave(comma) or pulled warp(comma) structure practiced by Navajo weavers from about 1870 to 1890. This form of weaving broke with the…

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Dates: 1880-1890
Size: 196 x 144 cm; 9 warps(comma) 44 wefts
Description: This is an eyedazzler made with aniline dyed wool from Germantown(comma) PA(comma) to create shades of purple(comma) blue(comma) red(comma) green(comma) and white. Produced…

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Dates: 1930-1939
Size: 72.5 x 66 cm; 6 warps(comma) 18 wefts
Description: Tapestry weave with goat hair tufts woven in at 1 intervals. This type of mat was frequently used by a weaver as a cushion while working."

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Dates: 1900-1925
Size: 163.5 x 114 cm
Description: The Crystal Trading Post was run by John B. Moore starting in 1897. He incorporated a new marketing technique that introduced Anglo-American customers to Navajo weaving through mail order…

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(青瓷) qīng cí(comma) celadon bowl and stand(comma) (宋朝) Song Dynasty 960 – 1279 CE. Porcelain lotus shaped bowl. Celadon was developed in the Yaozhou kiln area in Shaanxi province in the late Tang Dynasty. It was highly prized because of its…

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(青瓷) qīng cí(comma) celadon bowl and stand(comma) (宋朝) Song Dynasty 960 – 1279 CE. Porcelain lotus shaped bowl. Celadon was developed in the Yaozhou kiln area in Shaanxi province in the late Tang Dynasty. It was highly prized because of its…
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