Navajo Dress Panels - (Biil)

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colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 346px; text-align: left; height: 22px;\"\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 \u003cstrong\u003eNizhoniranch@gmail.com.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 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 title=\"Forever Navajo Foundation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/forever-navajo\"\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","published_at":"2020-04-02T12:45:19-07:00","created_at":"2020-04-02T12:45:19-07:00","vendor":"Historic 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