Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-woven rug or blanket made from hand-spun sheep wool and dyed with warm reds and earthen tones. The main ground color is a creamy beige, the natural wool color and the rest of the patterning is done in light tan-brown, gray, orange and red. Alternating bands of colors and registers of "dazzling" diamond shapes form the motif. The eye dazzle design, so called for its attractive symmetry, was popular with Navajo artisans and was inspired by the traditional Mexican Saltillo serapes blankets. The Navajo weaving tradition starts with the deity, Spider Woman, teaching the Navajo people to weave using a fantastical loom and materials made from the earth, lightning, and sky. For the mortal Navajo, cotton was their main material for hundreds of years before the Spaniards' introduction of sheep. Size: 60" L x 37" W (152.4 cm x 94 cm)

Provenance: private Arcadia, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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Fraying and some loses to some warp threads along peripheries causing some unraveling to edges. Minor areas of discoloration and fading of pigments and staining. Colors are vibrant.