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This beautifully unique and functional artistry has gone through many iterations throughout time, so it’s important to remember how the Navajo have transitioned from the traditional “Chief” blankets in the beginning, preceding the Trading Post Era, to the regional pictorials of today.
The historic period of Navajo rug weavings really began in the very early 1700s and ran all the way to the 1850s. Weavers, learning from the Pueblos, Spanish and traders, created blankets, dresses, rugs and tapestries that have set the foundation for what has been a momentous artistic and cultural movement for the Navajo people.
Weaving changed rapidly from the 1850s to the 1940s. In fact, the Navajo transitioned through six periods in that time, including: late classic, the Bosque Redondo or “Long Walk” interment, transitional, rug, revival and finally the regional Trading Post styles.
The most important thing to remember is that when you’re dealing with authentic Navajo weavings, be it blankets, transitional work, or specific pieces like Germantown, Dazzlers, Two Grey Hills, or even Pictorials, that these are original one-of-a-kind artworks that can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
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Crystal / Storm Pattern American Indian Rug : Vintage : GHT 2046 : 47″ x 62″
$ 4,000.00
JB Moore Crystal Storm Navajo rug. The tight weave, the clean and crisp lines are all qualities of this exceptional piece. Striking design - modern art flair. Style Crystal Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1920 Size 47″ x 62″ (3'11" x 5'2") Item # GHT 2046 Learn more about Crystal Style weavings Contact us for more information,...

Crystal / Storm Pattern Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1011 : 42" x 62"
$ 2,250.00
Great Crystal / Storm with Hero Twins. Hand spun, hand carded ; native Wool; all natural wool colors with aniline red. Style Crystal/Storm Weaver Unknown Navajo Circa 1940's Size 3'6" x 5'2" Item # GHT 1011 Learn more about Crystal Style weavings Learn more about the Storm Pattern style of weaving Contact us for more info...

Crystal American Indian Rug : Historic : GHT 2090 : 40″ x 62″
$ 3,500.00
Crystal, very finely woven. The bright red is perfectly complemented by the dark brown, cream and gray zig-zags, all of which are framed by a gorgeous naturally variegated gray/light tan background. Style Crystal Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1920-1930 Size 40″ x 62″ (3'4" x 5'2") Item # GHT 2090 Learn more about Crystal Style w...

Crystal Navajo Rug Weaving : Historic : GHT 2255 : 38″ x 54″
$ 3,000.00
This lovely weaving is from the 1920 and has a unique Arts & Crafts style. The change up of the red coloring is original to the piece and woven this way intentionally. We can only guess at the reasons. It may have been an intentional change so as the weaving would not be perfect. Woven with hand carded, hand dyed Lincoln wool. Styl...

Double Navajo Saddle Blanket : Antique : JV 102 : 32" x 56"
$ 6,500.00
This custom double saddle blanket pictorial was woven with hand carded, hand spun native wool. The wool is especially nice with wonderful variegation. Featuring a heart border and the letters I TX, we loving refer to this weaving as the "I Heart Texas" blanket. There are also the initials JW. Likely woven for a rancher or perhaps a very fa...
Double Saddle Blanket : Historic Navajo Weaving : GHT 2273 : 32″ x 56″
$ 2,100.00
Navajo double saddle blanket with a very graphic design. Hand carded, hand spun and hand dyed native wool. The more you inspect this piece, the more beautiful it becomes, with it's highly variegated brown wool field. From the Crystal area. This Navajo rug has all natural wool except red and black which are over dyed. JB Moore design eleme...

Double Saddle Blanket : Historic Navajo Weaving : GHT 773 : 33" x 51"
$ 3,800.00
This custom double saddle blanket is woven with hand carded, hand spun native wool with the white and blue is mohair wool. Look closely for the green in the corners. The initial RKJ was woven into the weaving. Likely woven for a rancher or family member. The initials make this piece unique - a piece of history. If only the weaving could ta...

Double Saddle Blanket : Historic Navajo Weaving : PC 200 : 37" X 42"
$ 4,500.00
Antique Navajo Double Saddle Blanket for sale. Woven from Merino wool all hand carded and hand spun. The re-carded red and white were woven together to create the lighter sections of this blanket. Aniline dyes. The proportions suggest that the saddle blanket was woven for a Navajo saddle. The corner tassels are plied yarn . Style Saddle Bla...

Double Saddle Blanket : Historic Navajo Weaving : PC 250 : 30″ x 61.5″
$ 5,800.00
Beautiful antique Navajo weaving was woven with Lincoln wool using aniline dyes, featuring red, orange, brown and grey floating diamond motif, making a very dramatic statement. Possibly from the Teec Nos Pos area/ Chinle area. This weaving was part of an Exhibition showing at the Tucson Desert Art Museum January 4 2017 to April 30 2017. Please ...

Germantown Woman's Manta Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1988 : 54" x 41″
$ 10,000.00
Germantown Woman's manta. Germantown yarns were 3-4 ply and of bright bold colors. This piece is in excellent condition and was woven very tightly - so to repel the weather. Style Wearables: Manta, Serape, Child Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1880 Size 54" x 41″ (4'6" x 3'5") Item # GHT 1988 Learn more about wearable weavings ...

HOLD - Navajo Saddle Blanket -Single : Historic : PC 207 : 33" x 29"
$ 15,000.00
Antique Navajo Saddle Blanket for sale. Eye Dazzler design, transitional. Indigo blue, merino wool. Currently on loan to the Booth Museum in Cartersville GA until 2023. For purchasing options, please call us at 520-455-5020. Style Saddle Blankets Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1880's Size 33" x 29" Item # PC 207 Learn more ab...
HOLD Saddle Blanket - Single Sunday Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 119 : 25" x 25"
Saddle Blanket

HOLD Saddle Blanket - Single Sunday Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 119 : 25" x 25"
$ 15,000.00
Currently on loan to the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville GA until 2023. Some saddle blankets were woven to be used only on special occasions. They were known as Sunday Saddle Blankets, and this one is extra fancy. Used for special occasions to throw over the saddle, not under it. The weaver of this one added a longer fringe/tassel u...

Late Classic Blanket : Historic Navajo Weaving : PC 202 : 31″ x 52″
$ 22,500.00
This Late Classic Navajo blanket is either a child's blanket or a double saddle and is in excellent condition. So the story goes, this one was supposed to have belonged to Chee Dodge but no written proof. This antique Navajo weaving has Indigo blue and green, raveled bayetta, all natural dyes, raveled and recarded American flannel, two colors...

Navajo Saddle Blanket -Single : Historic : PC 123 : 34″ x 28″
$ 3,000.00
This Single Saddle Blanket was woven in 1920 using hand carded, hand spun and hand dyed Lincoln wool with aniline dyes and a natural tan field. It has a classic fretwork/Teec Nos Pos border, with a warp fringe finish which is typically seen on earlier weavings. This beautiful piece was featured in the Navajo Textiles as Modern Art exhibit held ...

Navajo Single Saddle Blanket : Antique : JV 103 : 28.5" x 31.5"
$ 3,200.00
Custom Navajo Single Saddle Blanket woven using beautiful hand carded, hand spun native wool. This weaving is unusual. Based on the letters woven into the blanket, we've come to call it the "mc squared" as in E = mc2. It could very well be initials of the owner - occasionally weavers would accidentally or intentionally superimpose a letter. ...

Navajo Tapestry Framed: Daisy Taugelchee : FA-11 : weaving 18" x 27.5"
$ 24,000.00
Daisy Taugelchee (1911-1990) is considered to be the most famous of all Navajo Weavers, with a reign that lasted 50 years. Daisy set a standard of fine, smooth evenly spun wool woven into a superior quality textiles that was unmatched by any other weaver. She took first place at the ceremonial in 1944 and won consistently for the next 40 years. ...

Navajo Tapestry Framed: Daisy Taugelchee : FA-12 : weaving 16" x 29.5"
$ 30,000.00
Daisy Taugelchee (1911-1990) is considered to be the most famous of all Navajo Weavers, with a reign that lasted 50 years. Daisy set a standard of fine, smooth evenly spun wool woven into a superior quality textiles that was unmatched by any other weaver. She took first place at the ceremonial in 1944 and won consistently for the next 40 years. ...

Navajo Transitional Blanket : Antique : JV 104 : 35" x 41"
$ 3,700.00
Navajo transitional rug. Hand carded, hand spun, hand dyed native wool with natural wool colors and aniline dyes. The size of this rug, symbols and the honest wear leads us to believe this weaving may have been used as a ceremonial rug. It is in good condition with minor restoration. The powerful Navajo symbols of snakes and whirling log add...
Optical Art Eye Dazzler Navajo Rug Weaving : Historic : GHT 731 : 40" x 64"
$ 6,000.00
This gorgeous chevron pattern Optical Navajo Rug weaving was brought to life using hand-carded, hand-spun, and hand-dyed Lincoln wool. The beautiful gray is testimony to the expert carding in creating a lovely salt and pepper mix. Style Eye Dazzler Weaver Unknown Circa 1920 Size 40" x 64" Item # GHT 731 Learn more about Eye ...
Optical-Bistie Navajo Rug : Historic : GHT 252 : 44" x 55"
$ 6,000.00
Optical Navajo design. Hand-carded, hand-spun, hand-dyed with Lincoln wool. Likely was woven in the Bistie Area due to the over dyed grey which was a common practice in the area. This weaving was part of an Exhibition showing at the Tucson Desert Art Museum January 4 2017 to April 30 2017. Please look at the Dazzled Eye catalog on page 24 to ...
Sandpainting - Mother Earth Father Sky Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1020 : 33" x 54"
Sandpainting

Sandpainting - Mother Earth Father Sky Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1020 : 33" x 54"
$ 12,500.00
This is a beautiful sandpainting weaving featuring Mother Earth (on the left) and Father Sky (on the right) from the Shooting way chant. The bottom figures depict the Great Figures. Horns of power appear on their heads, The masks are outlined in red to indicate the life and power within. At the top of the weaving are Yei Be Chei dancers who ar...

Sandpainting - Nightway Variant : Historic : GHT 2225 : 48" x 35"
$ 9,000.00
Nightway Sandpainting with a folk art feel. Wonderful detail featuring a Yei, patient and Mediccine man. The patient is wrapped in a blanket and looks to be dancing. Hand-carded, hand-spun, and hand-dyed native wool was used. Beautiful variegated brown/gray background wool. exquisite! This weaving was part of the 2016 Woven Holy People exh...
Single Saddle Blanket - Teec Nos Pos Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1892 : 26" x 23"
Saddle Blanket

Single Saddle Blanket - Teec Nos Pos Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1892 : 26" x 23"
$ 3,000.00
Currently on loan to the Booth Museum in Cartersville GA. Woven for a Navajo saddle to be used as a saddle throw, adorning the top of the saddle for extra padding and show. The designs in this piece tell us it's from the Teec Nos Pos area of the reservation. Style Saddle Blankets Weaver Unknown Circa 1920s Size 26" x 23" Item # GHT ...
Single Saddle Blanket Pictorial : Historic Navajo Weaving : GHT 653 : 26″ x 39″
Saddle Blanket
Single Saddle Blanket Pictorial : Historic Navajo Weaving : GHT 653 : 26″ x 39″
$ 2,250.00
Woven to be used as a single saddle blanket, the weaver hand-carded, hand-spun and hand dyed mohair wool. Rainbow bars are orange, red and lime green with a hint of natural grey wool. Orange animal figures might be horses or maybe bears. Style Saddle Blankets Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1910 Size 26″ x 39″ Item # GHT 653...

SOLD - Double Navajo Saddle Blanket Pictorial : Historic : GHT 1018 : 38" x 54"
Pictorial Navajo Rug woven in the 1940's. this is an unusual design with cow heads. Tightly woven using hand-carded, hand-spun, and hand-dyed native wools. Partial Spiderwoman crosses at the bottom. This weaving was part of the 2016 /2017 Painting with Wool : Navajo Pictorial Weavings exhibit at Nizhoni Ranch Gallery and is on page 28 of the ...

SOLD - Yei - Lukachukai Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2213 : 42" x 70"
Each features the same diagonal body coloring, medicine bundles, feet treatment, feather banners, and streamer dangles. If not woven by the same person, the weavers were closely related. It was woven with all hand-carded, hand-spun, hand-dyed native wool. This weaving was part of the 2016 Woven Holy People exhibit at Nizhoni Ranch Gallery and is...

SOLD Child's Blanket Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 1967 : 33″ x 50″
Child's blanket, late Classic / early Transitional period. The colors in this piece are vibrant red, yellow, indigo, purple, and turquoise! Style Wearables: Manta, Serape, Child Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1880 Size 33″ x 50″ (2'9" x 4'2") Item # GHT 1967 Learn more about wearable weavings Contact us for more information...

SOLD Double Saddle Blanket : Native American : Antique : PC 249 : 28″ x 48″
Considered a Late Classic Transitional Double Saddle Blanket. Hand carded, hand spun Native wool with aniline dyes and Brazil wood brown. The brown in this diagonally woven twill textile is Brazil wood, a dye that was only available in the Rio Grande area. This weaving is part of Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles April 5,2019 - Sep...