Once you have purchased your beautiful Navajo rug, of course you will want to show it off! Follow the guidelines below to hang your weaving in a way that will minimize the chances of it getting damaged. The rugs/blankets are built on a really strong warp (frame) string. Multiple push pins along the top of […]
Note: This is a very brief synopsis of the history of Navajo Weavings. A comprehensive history could be four hundred plus pages. Also, note that historically, the Navajo women did the weavings with some rare exceptions. With the Navajo being a matriarchal society, the women did much of the farming for corn, beans and squash. […]
How to Hang a Navajo Weaving/Rug The rugs/blankets are built on a really strong warp (frame) string. Multiple push pins along the top of multiple warps will safely carry the weight of the weaving. Heavier rugs or pound blankets should have many supporting pins. A Velcro strip properly hand-sewn to the rug supporting multiple warps […]
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. With having more time on our hands, we are able to post more items. So, check out all of our new posts of Native American baskets and Navajo rugs for sale! Also, the rugs in this stack will be posted in the coming days […]
Had a great time last month at two great shows in Arizona! The 14th annual Cowboy Collectors Gathering in Prescott, AZ and the 30th Annual Western Antique Show in Mesa, AZ. Here are some pictures from the Mesa show. Next up is the 36th Annual American Indian Art show, formerly in Marin County (San […]
Size: 74″ X 68″ Description & Condition: Navajo circa 1915. This rug is similar to a Sandpainting rug on page 148 of the book, “Navajo Weavings With Ceremonial Themes”. That rug is based on the Father of Sky and Mother of Earth sandpainting from the Shooting Way chant. This rug is in excellent or close to […]
Dimensions: approx. 7″ x 8″ x 5″. Circa late 19th to early 20th century. Description & Condition: A good looking Native American Pacific Northwest Coast wood carved mask resembling a bird. In good ethnographic condition~a little paint wear on beak; crack on top of mask. Bew#878 Inv#1503xx Price: $
Gold frame measures approx. 55 1/2″ x 36 1/2″ x 2″ Painting measures approx. 48 1/2″ x 29 1/2″ Bew#844 Price: $6500.00
