Browse Items (149 total)

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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: 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: 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: 1900-1915
Size: 192.5 x 139 cm; 6 warps(comma) 18 wefts
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…

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Dates: 1920-1940
Size: 196 x 129.5 cm; 7 warps(comma) 28 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: 136.5 x 75.5; 8 warps(comma) 36 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: 1927
Size: 162 x 168 cm; 10 warps(comma) 44 wefts
Description: This Eagle Catching ceremonial pattern rug depicts the Sacred Twins participating in the Female Feather Chant. It is the first pictorial rug woven by Gladys Manuelito(comma) who…

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Dates: 1975
Size: 239 x 180 cm; 12 warps(comma) 40 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 style…

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Dates: 1960-1976
Size: 136.5 x 107 cm
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 style of Teec Nos Pos…

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Dates: 1978
Size: 125.5 x 70 cm; 10 warps(comma) 48 wefts
Description: The Ye'ii Bicheii rug is similar to the Ye'ii design but the figures are portrayed in profile and symbolize human dancers representing deities rather than the deities…
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