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John Bradford Moore
JB Moore was a trader who established a trading post at Crystal, New Mexico at the western end of the Narbona Pass. His mission was to buy anything and everything the Navajo had to sell and to sell the Navajo everything they needed.
Around the turn of the century there was great demand for oriental rugs. Moore understood what the market in the eastern United States would value. During the winter months, Moore employed Navajo weavers to make rugs. He ensured that the wool and the weaving was good quality and created his own designs with oriental elements. He quickly gaining a reputation as a source of good quality rugs.
Moore's business flourished, and in 1903 and in 1911 he published mail-order catalogs, drawing business from across the United States. In his 1903 catalog, Moore made much of the authenticity of his products. The catalog included photographs of the interior and exterior of the trading post and the land around it, and of Navajo people, outdoor looms and hogans. He said: "While this booklet makes no claim of being a pioneer in its field, I think it may claim to be the first of its kind published and distributed from the very center of the Navajo Indian Reservation, by an Indian trader living among and dealing directly with the Indians who makes the goods which it illustrates and describes."
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JB Moore Crystal Plate VIII Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 569 : 53" x 78"
$ 9,200.00
This JB Moore Crystal weaving was created using plate VIII. Hand spun, hand carded Native wool, with aniline dye and indigo. Style JB Moore Crystal Weaver Unknown Date circa 1895-1900s Size 4'5" x 6'6" Item # GHT 569 Learn more about JB Moore style of weavings Contact us for more information, pricing or to order – steve@navajor...
Crystal JB Moore Plate XXI Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2121 : 116″ x 58″ : 4'10" x 9'80"
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Crystal JB Moore Plate XXI Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2121 : 116″ x 58″ : 4'10" x 9'80"
$ 12,000.00
This weaving used plate XXI, a beautiful adaptation of a JB Moore- Crystal weaving. Tightly woven with hand spun, hand carded native wool. The variegation in the browns is incredible. The red is aniline dyes which was hand dyed by the weaver. Style JB Moore Weaver unknown Date circa 1920 Size 116″ x 58″ (9'8" x 4'10") Item # GHT 2...

Navajo rug: Antique JB Moore : 4'11" x 7'8": GHT 2234
$ 15,000.00
This JB Moore Crystal weaving was created using hand carded, hand spun Native wool with aniline dyes. The main body of the rug is a salt and pepper grey. This was created by carding grey wool with black wool. Very beautiful. Numerous plates from the JB Moore catalog (IX, XIII, XXVII) the weaver created a storm pattern design with hero twins an...

JB Moore- Crystal Pictorial Navajo Rug : Historic : PC 17 : 55″ x 85″
$ 10,000.00
This JB Moore Crystal Pictorial was created using all natural wool colors except the brown is vegetal dyed. It uses local Native wool, shipped East by JB Moore for processing, and then the wool was returned to the trader. This weaving was part of the 2016 /2017 Painting with Wool : Navajo Pictorial Weavings exhibit at Nizhoni Ranch Gallery an...

JB Moore- Crystal Navajo Rug : Historic : PC 105 : 62″ x 94″
$ 15,000.00
This Navajo weaving was created using aniline dyes, and is hand carded, hand spun Native wool. This weaving uses numerous JB Moore plates for inspiration. See the photos, left to right. Plate III : The arrow border Plate VII: Two rows of diamondsPlate XXV: The hook element. Plate XXX: The whirling logs in the corners Style Crystal Weave...

JB Moore Plate XX Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 108 : 52″ x 96″
$ 9,600.00
This JB Moore piece was created in the 1900's with hand spun, hand carded Native wool, with aniline dyes. Looking in the JB Moore catalog, the plate used to create this pattern was plate XI. Style JB Moore Weaver Unknown Navajo Date circa 1900-1910s Size 52″ x 96″ (1.32M x 2.43M) Item # PC 108 Learn more about JB Moore style of ...

JB Moore- Hubbell Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 109 : 58″ x 98″
$ 12,500.00
JL Hubbell of the Hubbell Trading Post had great influence in improving the quality of Navajo weavings. Known more for his influence the development of the Ganado style of weaving, he was also responsible for having weavers use what has become known as the Hubbell Cross in their creations. The Hubbell Cross is recognized as the large cross in ...

Two Grey Hills - Sanostee Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 135 : 48" x 72"
$ 18,000.00
This Two Grey Hills- Sanostee weaving was created using hand carded, hand spun native wool. The brown is likely vegetal dyed brown, which only occurred in the Sanostee area. It is also a JB Moore design, using plate XXX. This weaving was part of the Timeless Treasures of Two Grey Hills Exhibit and catalog, page 5. It graced the Living West M...

Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug Weaving : Historic : PC 24 : 53" x 72"
$ 15,000.00
Two Grey Hill/Storm Pattern based on JB Moore Plate XVII that incorporates intentional landscape and cow heads. All natural wool color except for the aniline red. The weaving was part of the Tubac Center of the Arts Woven Nation exhibition. This weaving was part of the 2016 /2017 Painting with Wool : Navajo Pictorial Weavings exhibit at Ni...

SOLD JB Moore Navajo Rug : Antique Weaving : GHT 414 : 57" x 96"
This Antique JB Moore Navajo rug has all the bells and whistles! Based on JB Moore Plate XXVII, the weaver included checker board patterns with Hero Twin and 4 directional imagery. It is interesting only a decade after JB Moore's encouragement Navajo weavings had become intricate and tightly woven. This is a fine example. Tightly woven with m...

JB Moore Navajo Weaving : Historic : PC 116 : 56″ x 96″
$ 15,000.00
JB Moore's Crystal Trading Post can be attributed to many beautiful Navajo weaving designs. When you look through the JB Moore Navajo Weaving catalogs that he published in 1903 and 1911 you can see bits and pieces of several design elements which have been incorporated into this incredible work of art. Hand carded, hand spun, and hand dyed, t...

SOLD JB Moore/Crystal Variant : Historic Navajo Weaving : PC 114 : 51″ x 87″
This beautiful weaving was created using aniline dyes and natural wool colored hand carded, hand spun native wool. The weaver created a unique Spider Woman cross border. By the 1920s JB Moore's catalog had been available to the Navajo weaver for over a decade and this wonderful rug has many plate elements. A truly talented weaver. Style JB ...