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Historic Navajo Serape with Spider Woman Hole: PC 258 : 57″ x 75.5″ (4'9" x 5'11.5")
Serape
$ 85,000.00
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Textiles labeled \"Saxony\": signaled luxury, refinement, and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue is very important because that is the sacred directional color to the Navajo, and this was a time when their thoughts were always directed towards their true home. Even the warp is Indigo dyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the center of this piece is what's known as a spider woman hole, which some believe the wearer would hide behind and look to see if the enemy was coming. Spider Woman is the mythological helper and protector of the Dine, and was also the one who taught the first weavers their craft. This blanket has square plated end tassels, and there are probably only eight other examples like this known. The design would have been influenced by Spanish blankets. The Navajos often borrowed from other cultures and adapted it into their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis weaving was part of several exhibitions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles April 5,2019 - September 2,2019 at the Heard Museum Phoenix AZ. \u003cbr\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida, 9\/05\/2020 -3\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003eMontclair Art Museum, New Jersey. 9\/10\/2021 - 01\/02\/2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Trader's Legacy: Steve Getzwiller Collects the West : \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDesert Caballeros Western Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e November\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 18, 2017 to June 3, 2018. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dazzled Eye at the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTucson Desert Art Museum, Tucson Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJanuary 4 2017 to May 30 2017.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 369px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px; text-align: left;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearables: Manta, Serape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003eUnknown Navajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eDate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003ecirca 1865-1870's\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003e57″ x 75.5″ (4'9\" x 5'11.5\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003ePC 258\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 355px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information at nizhoniranch@gmail.com \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNizhoni Ranch Gallery donates a portion of each sale to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/forever-navajo\" title=\"Forever Navajo Foundation\"\u003eForever Navajo Foundation\u003c\/a\u003e. 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This particular palette of colors was only available at Bosque Redondo and Fort Wingate during this time frame.\u003cbr\u003eThe Navajo did not have sheep during this time of captivity, so this blanket is made of commercial yarn, three-ply Saxony, which would have come over the Santa Fe Trail. All natural dyes were used including cochineal red and Indigo blue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSaxony was highly prized in the 18th and 19th centuries, Saxony became famous for exceptionally fine merino sheep, introduced from Spain and carefully bred. Textiles labeled \"Saxony\": signaled luxury, refinement, and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue is very important because that is the sacred directional color to the Navajo, and this was a time when their thoughts were always directed towards their true home. Even the warp is Indigo dyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the center of this piece is what's known as a spider woman hole, which some believe the wearer would hide behind and look to see if the enemy was coming. Spider Woman is the mythological helper and protector of the Dine, and was also the one who taught the first weavers their craft. This blanket has square plated end tassels, and there are probably only eight other examples like this known. The design would have been influenced by Spanish blankets. The Navajos often borrowed from other cultures and adapted it into their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis weaving was part of several exhibitions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles April 5,2019 - September 2,2019 at the Heard Museum Phoenix AZ. \u003cbr\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida, 9\/05\/2020 -3\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003eMontclair Art Museum, New Jersey. 9\/10\/2021 - 01\/02\/2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Trader's Legacy: Steve Getzwiller Collects the West : \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDesert Caballeros Western Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e November\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 18, 2017 to June 3, 2018. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dazzled Eye at the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTucson Desert Art Museum, Tucson Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJanuary 4 2017 to May 30 2017.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 369px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px; text-align: left;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearables: Manta, Serape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003eUnknown Navajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eDate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003ecirca 1865-1870's\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003e57″ x 75.5″ (4'9\" x 5'11.5\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 92px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 263px;\"\u003ePC 258\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 355px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information at nizhoniranch@gmail.com \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNizhoni Ranch Gallery donates a portion of each sale to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/forever-navajo\" title=\"Forever Navajo Foundation\"\u003eForever Navajo Foundation\u003c\/a\u003e. Forever Navajo's primary purpose is to preserve the fine art of Navajo weaving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Historic Navajo Serape with Spider Woman Hole: PC 258 : 57″ x 75.5″ (4'9" x 5'11.5")
$ 85,000.00
This extremely rare serape blanket with a Spiderwoman hole in its center was likely woven at Bosque Redondo. This particular palette of colors was only available at Bosque Redondo and Fort Wingate during this time frame.The Navajo did not have sheep during this time of captivity, so this blanket is made of commercial yarn, three-ply Saxony, wh...
{"id":7563452867,"title":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")","handle":"ght-778-late-classic-navajo-serape-circa-1870s","description":"\u003cp\u003eExquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of plying was done when threads were unraveled from from bolts of flannel (American made cloth) or Bayeta cloth (imported from Europe) and then re-spun together into a 3-ply yarn that could be woven on the traditional Navajo upright Loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title='Excerpts from \"CHAPTER IV. The Bayeta Blanket of the Navaho\"' href=\"http:\/\/www.library.arizona.edu\/exhibits\/swetc\/inbl\/body.1_div.4.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1896 book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr Lummis describes Bayeta weavings as, \u003cem\u003e\"The Navahos used to ravel this cloth and use the thread for their finest blankets; and it made such blankets as never have been produced elsewhere. Their durability is wonderful. They never fade, no matter how frequently washed—an operation in which amole, the saponaceous root of the Palmilla, should be substituted for soap. As for wear, I have seen the latter blankets which have been used for rugs on the floors of populous Mexican houses for fifty years, which still retain their brilliant color, and show serious wear only at their broken edges. And they will hold water as well as canvas will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca name=\"d20e2126\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA balleta (Bayeta) blanket like that pictured elsewhere is worth $200 and not a dozen of them could be bought at any price today. It is seventy-three inches long by fifty-six inches wide and weighs six pounds. You can easily reckon that the thread in it cost something, at $6 a pound, and the weaving occupied a Navaho woman for many months. It is hardly thicker than an ordinary book cover, and is almost as firm. It is too thin and stiff to be an ideal bed-blanket, and it was never meant to be one. All blankets of that quality were made to be worn on the shoulders of chiefs; and most of them were ponchos—that is, they had a small slit left in the center for the wearer to put his head through, so that the blanket would hang upon him like a cape. Thus it was combined overcoat, water-proof, and adornment.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainbow bars, crosses (stars) rivers or lightning zig-zags, are all very important in the life of the Navajo Indian. These powerful symbols once told a story that is a mystery today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blanket, possibly 150 years old, is a rare opportunity to own part of the Native American History. During the early pioneer days the Navajo would trade with other Indian Tribes and the Cavalry. A single Navajo Blanket was sometimes traded for many horses or as much as $50 in gold. A Navajo blanket was highly prized and valuable, as they were so tightly woven they could save a life, keeping the owner warm and dry in a rain or snowstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular weaving is expertly woven and as all Navajo Weavers incorporated art into life. The combinations of color and design elements reveal a complex yet geometrically simple art statement. Navajos were the pioneers of Modern Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis weaving was part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/exhibit-woven-nation-2014\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAVAJO NATION EXHIBIT, \"Collection of Steve Getzwiller\" Exhibition at the Tubac Center for the Arts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTubac Arizona 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis weaving is part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/art-history-woven-together-1999\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; History Woven Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Getzwiller Collection of Antique Navajo Weavings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Steve and Gail Getzwiller Historic Navajo Textile Exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg Arizona'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 359px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px; text-align: left;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearables: Manta, Serape, Child\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eUnknown Navajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eDate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003ecirca 1870's\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003e54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eGHT 778\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 345px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information, pricing or to order – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:steve@navajorug.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esteve@navajorug.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-10-29T10:21:12-07:00","created_at":"2016-07-16T14:16:15-07:00","vendor":"Historic Collection","type":"Serape","tags":["4 x 6","5 x 6","Antique Navajo Rugs","Filter by Price_$40000 and above","Filter by Size_Medium","Navajo Rugs","Navajo rugs circa_1870-1890","public-product","serape","Size 4 x 6","size 5 x 6"],"price":4500000,"price_min":4500000,"price_max":4500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":0,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":23862463747,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"returned by Michael Yuhas","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":0,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"was 38,000 PP-pensi","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving.jpg?v=1769544204","\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_2.jpg?v=1769544251","\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_3.jpg?v=1769544259"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving.jpg?v=1769544204","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"A traditional Navajo weaving featuring a red background with geometric patterns in blue, beige, and black.","id":89224380488,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1600,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving.jpg?v=1769544204"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving.jpg?v=1769544204","width":1600},{"alt":"A traditional Navajo weaving featuring a red background with geometric patterns in blue, beige, and black.","id":89224413256,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":800,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_2.jpg?v=1769544251"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_2.jpg?v=1769544251","width":600},{"alt":"A traditional Navajo weaving featuring a red background with geometric patterns in blue, beige, and black.","id":89224446024,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":450,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_3.jpg?v=1769544259"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":450,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778_serape_historic_navajo_weaving_3.jpg?v=1769544259","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eExquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of plying was done when threads were unraveled from from bolts of flannel (American made cloth) or Bayeta cloth (imported from Europe) and then re-spun together into a 3-ply yarn that could be woven on the traditional Navajo upright Loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title='Excerpts from \"CHAPTER IV. The Bayeta Blanket of the Navaho\"' href=\"http:\/\/www.library.arizona.edu\/exhibits\/swetc\/inbl\/body.1_div.4.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1896 book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr Lummis describes Bayeta weavings as, \u003cem\u003e\"The Navahos used to ravel this cloth and use the thread for their finest blankets; and it made such blankets as never have been produced elsewhere. Their durability is wonderful. They never fade, no matter how frequently washed—an operation in which amole, the saponaceous root of the Palmilla, should be substituted for soap. As for wear, I have seen the latter blankets which have been used for rugs on the floors of populous Mexican houses for fifty years, which still retain their brilliant color, and show serious wear only at their broken edges. And they will hold water as well as canvas will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca name=\"d20e2126\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA balleta (Bayeta) blanket like that pictured elsewhere is worth $200 and not a dozen of them could be bought at any price today. It is seventy-three inches long by fifty-six inches wide and weighs six pounds. You can easily reckon that the thread in it cost something, at $6 a pound, and the weaving occupied a Navaho woman for many months. It is hardly thicker than an ordinary book cover, and is almost as firm. It is too thin and stiff to be an ideal bed-blanket, and it was never meant to be one. All blankets of that quality were made to be worn on the shoulders of chiefs; and most of them were ponchos—that is, they had a small slit left in the center for the wearer to put his head through, so that the blanket would hang upon him like a cape. Thus it was combined overcoat, water-proof, and adornment.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainbow bars, crosses (stars) rivers or lightning zig-zags, are all very important in the life of the Navajo Indian. These powerful symbols once told a story that is a mystery today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blanket, possibly 150 years old, is a rare opportunity to own part of the Native American History. During the early pioneer days the Navajo would trade with other Indian Tribes and the Cavalry. A single Navajo Blanket was sometimes traded for many horses or as much as $50 in gold. A Navajo blanket was highly prized and valuable, as they were so tightly woven they could save a life, keeping the owner warm and dry in a rain or snowstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular weaving is expertly woven and as all Navajo Weavers incorporated art into life. The combinations of color and design elements reveal a complex yet geometrically simple art statement. Navajos were the pioneers of Modern Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis weaving was part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/exhibit-woven-nation-2014\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAVAJO NATION EXHIBIT, \"Collection of Steve Getzwiller\" Exhibition at the Tubac Center for the Arts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTubac Arizona 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis weaving is part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/art-history-woven-together-1999\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; History Woven Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Getzwiller Collection of Antique Navajo Weavings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Steve and Gail Getzwiller Historic Navajo Textile Exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg Arizona'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 359px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px; text-align: left;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearables: Manta, Serape, Child\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eUnknown Navajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eDate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003ecirca 1870's\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003e54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eGHT 778\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 345px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information, pricing or to order – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:steve@navajorug.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esteve@navajorug.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6" x 6'4")
$ 45,000.00
Exquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath. Colors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown The art of p...
