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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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Optical Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2202 : 41″ x 63″
$ 6,200.00
The beautiful brown in this weaving is derived from Mountain Mahogany root. It's an antique optical design woven in the Teec Nos Pos area and was created with Lincoln wool. The optical design keeps you looking and trying to decide if the points are going up or down. This beautiful piece was featured in the Navajo Textiles as Modern Art exhibit...

Transitional Navajo Rug : Antique : GHT 2150 : 61″ x 89″ : $24,000
This weaving is currently on loan to the Heard Museum and slated to travel to: DUE TO COVID, dates are to be determined.... Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida, 9/05/2020 -11/22/2020Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 4/11/2021 - 8/08/2021Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey. 9/10/2021 - 01/02/2022 This weaving was part of Color Riot! Ho...
Transitional Navajo textile : Historic : GHT 598 : 5’7″ x 8’8′
$ 9,600.00
All natural native Churro wool had been hand-sheared, hand-carded, and hand-spun. The many "lazy" or sectional lines add a visual fluidity and movement to the variegated gray/brown background. Style Transitional Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1890 - 1900 Size 67″ x 104" (5’7″ x 8’8′ ) Item # GHT 598 Learn more about the Transiti...

Yei - Rainbow Bars and Transitional Border : Historic : GHT 2222 : 77" x 50"
$ 19,000.00
A most unusual and beautiful Yei piece! Female Yeis with elongated torsos are the focal point of this piece. Each carry rainbow bar streamers, and rainbow bars float in the space between them. This weaving is from the turn of the century woven from all hand-carded, hand-spun, and hand-dyed Merino wool. This weaving was part of the 2016 Wo...