Rug weaving period of navajo weaving history 1890 1920 buyers and tourists in the area began to demand navajo blankets which could be used on the floor as rugs.
Navajo rug weaving history.
From len wood s indian territory homepage.
Navajo rugs and blankets navajo.
As one expert expresses it classic navajo serapes at their.
The value of a navajo rug will depend on a few factors such as how large it is how old it is how tight the weaving is the style what dyes were used and what condition it is in.
DiyogĂ are textiles produced by navajo people of the four corners area of the united states navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for over 150 years.
Spider woman s teachings can still be found in modern day craftsmanship as the navajo weaving is done the same way it now as was on the first navajo loom.
With a new life as a sedentary and agricultural people the tribe began to practice.
Using a hand made upright loom with one continuous warp and each stand of woolen yarn is placed into the warp by hand one strand at a time.
Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the navajo economy.
Navajo weaving blankets and rugs made by the navajo and thought to be some of the most colourful and best made textiles produced by north american indians.
The history of the materials and techniques of blanket and rug weaving by the navajo indians from the early 1800 s until the present.
The navajo formerly a seminomadic tribe settled in the southwestern united states in the 10th and 11th centuries and were well established by 1500.
The listing below is my view of each important period of navajo weaving in an attempt to place the development of the navajo rug or blanket into the context of navajo history and that of the united states.