Textiles
The textiles of the Navajo and Pueblo people are unmatched in the world for their quality and variety. The colors, designs and materials of weaving in the Southwest trace the history of the region, and each weaving is a powerful statement on the culture behind its creation. Most of the pieces here are from the Germantown, Transitional and Early Regional period, when the Navajo rug took its familiar form. We especially favor interesting Navajo pictorial weavings, both rugs and blankets.
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| Navajo double saddle blanket, c. 1910. An early Red Mesa piece, with vibrant colors and wonderful detail. All handspun wools. Very good condition (minor restoration). 32" x 49". $3250 (TX DD/01) Inquire/Order | Absolutely stunning Navajo blanket, c. 1880. Made with Germantown yarns, but with a red background of raveled flannel. A rare and beautiful piece, in excellent condition. 4'6" x 3'1". $on request (TX TD/03) Inquire/Order | Large and beautiful Navajo Teec Nos Pos weaving, c. 1930. Very good condition. Unusual color pattern for a Teec. 7' x 5'. $on request (TX 3130) Inquire/Order |
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| Navajo Third Phase Chief's Blanket with Red Mesa-style stepped diamonds, c. 1900-15. Wonderfully graphic, with a good weave and strong colors. All handspun wools, and in very good condition. 67" x 54". $on request (TX TD/11) Inquire/Order | A piece of Arizona history--this Navajo pictorial weaving depicts the now abandoned church at Fort Thomas, which was built in the late 1930s. A photo of the remains of the church accompanies the weaving. It is extremely rare to find a Navajo weaving showing a known building, especially as faithfully as this one does. 36" x 58". SOLD (TX FORT THOMAS) Inquire/Order | Very rare Hopi manta in a child's size, c. 1875-1885. Beautiful contrast between the indigo-dyed blue of the ends and the natural browns of the center. Woven in diamond twill on the ends and diagonal twill in the center. As good an old Hopi manta as we have seen. Very good condition, with a few old repairs. 36" x 33". $on request (TX TD/MANTA) Inquire/Order |
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| Navajo double saddle blanket in an extremely unusual and graphic design, c. 1950. Very good condition, with strong colors on both sides. 54" x 33". $1095 (TX 3135) Inquire/Order | Navajo double saddle blanket, c. 1950s. Handspun yarns, with commercial yarns in the Vallero stars. Excellent condition. 31" x 51". $695 (TX 3133) Inquire/Order | Navajo Klagetoh rug with a storm pattern design and a rug-within-a-rug, c. 1930. Excellent condition. 6'3" x 3'5". SOLD (TX 3109) Inquire/Order |
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| Navajo sandpainting textile, "The Frogs" from the Beautyway, c. 1960. Complete with a lead-sealed Fred Harvey Company tag identifying the weaver as Christine Ross. 24" x 26", excellent condition. SOLD Inquire/Order | The "Love Me Jove Me" Navajo pictorial weaving, illustrated on page 117 of NAVAJO PICTORIAL WEAVING 1880-1950 by Campbell and Kopp. 5'6" x 3'2". All handspun yarns. One of the most charming Navajo pictorial weavings known, and in very good condition. $on request (TX LOVE ME) Inquire/Order | Navajo single saddle blanket with warp fringe, c. 1925. A very desirable Teec Nos Pos pattern, in very good condition. 28" x 43". SOLD (TX 3119) Inquire/Order |
