Featured in this lot is this Navajo Ganado Klagetoh cross rug circa 1940's. The rug features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wool construction that shows a beautiful design of Klagetoh decoration with geometric patterns on the rugs sides and shows eight tine crosses inside diamonds and shows Lazy Lines throughout the rug and shows coloration of dark brown, red, and beige set to a light grey field. Located southwest of Crystal in the geographical center of the Navajo Reservation the Ganado style of weaving was established by Lorenzo Hubbell in late 1800. The motif generally consists of one or more stepped diamonds or stepped and embellished triangles. The colors are usually dominated by a red background with gray, ivory, black and red designs surrounded by a geometric border. Klagetoh is located just south of Ganado and 10 miles north of Wide Ruins. The English translation is ?hidden springs?. The Klagetoh weaving is very similar to the Ganado rugs, but with a predominantly gray background instead of the Ganado?s red. Some experts do not consider Klagetoh a specific regional rug but a sub-type of Ganado. The condition of this Navajo rug is well preserved with some wear and fraying consistent with age and some fading to the coloring but otherwise is well preserved. The measurements of this Navajo rug is 70 1/2" x 43 1/2". The thread count of this rug is 200 threads per square inch.

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