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Diné [Navajo], Crystal Textile, ca. 1930

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Diné [Navajo], Crystal Textile, ca. 1930
Diné [Navajo], Crystal Textile, ca. 1930
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Description
Diné [Navajo] Crystal Textile, ca. 1930
handspun wool, natural and aniline dyes

John Bradford Moore was a renowned trader in New Mexico who established the Crystal Trading Post 1896. An early marketer of Navajo weavings, J.B. Moore became a major source for quality Navajo rugs, introduced a unique style to Navajo weaving, as well as an innovator for the mail-order business. Based on simplified oriental patterns of the time, J.B. Moore Crystal weavings were the basis for both the Two Grey Hills and Teec Nos Pos styles.
110 x 73 in. (279.40 x 185.42 cm.)
J. B. Moore Trading Post
Private Collection, New Mexico
Shusch Yaz Trading Company, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2007
Private Collection, Texas
Condition
The weaving is in overall very good condition. Sides A and B equal in coloration and toning.

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Diné [Navajo], Crystal Textile, ca. 1930

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