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wall hanging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spectacular weaving is featured on the cover of The Fine Art of Navajo Weaving,  photos by Ray Manley,  text by Steve Getzwiller, 1984.  Featured at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum's Exhibit:  \" One Trader's Legacy\" 2018.  This weaving has been in our personal collection for almost 50 years.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dye process was quite complex and time consuming, requiring outdoor fires with large pots of vegetal materials to achieve these subtle colors. 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Navajo Wide Ruin Weaving by Master Weaver Ellen Smith.  New Zealand Romney wool dyed with natural dyes, hand carded, re-spun, hand dyed with vegetal dyes.  The vegetal dyes used were gathered by Ellen and her sister's from the hillsides of the Navajo Reservation.  That is why these weavings were so sought after: for this particular color palette, a distinct characteristic of the Wide Ruins Area weavings.

It is very tightly woven - could be used as a bed covering or wall hanging.

This spectacular weaving is featured on the cover of The Fine Art of Navajo Weaving,  photos by Ray Manley,  text by Steve Getzwiller, 1984.  Featured at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum's Exhibit:  " One Trader's Legacy" 2018.  This weaving has been in our personal collection for almost 50 years.  

The dye process was quite complex and time consuming, requiring outdoor fires with large pots of vegetal materials to achieve these subtle colors. So several months of time are required for the entire process, considering the dyeing, loom construction and warping, and then the weaving process. They incorporate intricate serrate design elements of soft, earth tones of native plant dyes intermittently with solid bands of color.  The design elements have become complex and the dye palette more extensive.  For these reasons they are highly desirable to collectors.


Master Weaver Ellen Smith was one of 6 of the most talented vegetal dye artists of the Wide Ruins area.  Wide Ruin area designs are the most refined of the vegetal dye colors. Steve was a close friend of Ellen and her sisters, as well as an admirer and promoter of their works.

Style Wide Ruin
Weaver Ellen Smith
Circa 1980
Size 48" x 73"
Item # PC 232
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Nizhoni Ranch Gallery donates a portion of each sale to the Forever Navajo Foundation.  Forever Navajo's primary purpose is to preserve the fine art of Navajo weaving.

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