Suchergebnisse
Press: London Times Article: Highlights Navajo weavings as investments - June 2016
The London Financial Times (yes, THAT London) featured this gorgeous piece in an article published June 16th, 2016. This Germantown Storm Pattern rug was woven in the 1900-10s and is in excellent condition. it is unusual because of the design and the exceptionally fine weave. Below is an excerpt from...
NRG: Native American Baskets
Basketry is one of the oldest Native American arts. To compare: the Navajo have been weaving blankets and rugs for about 300 years, but archaeologists have discovered Native American baskets that are about 8,000 years old! Incredibly, many of the Native American baskets sold through Navajorug.com are created...
Natural Dyes - Old Traditions Dye Hard, for that we thank you!
Natural Beauties Navajo's use of natural dyes has a long history. Some scholars believe Navajo weavers began using natural materials...
Warp, Weft and the American West - Great Article by Kimberly Smith Ivey!
Warp, weft, and the American West Kimberly Smith Ivey JULY 31, 2018 Although the techniques have remained essentially the same...
NRG: An Exciting Time in Native American Textile History
Navajo women weavers, as has often been said, are among the best in the world." Raymond Friday LockeHandmade Native American rugs and textiles are truly works of art; they are one-of-a-kind items that take many months to create. The handmade Navajo rugs sold through Navajorug.com are part of a sacred history...
Style: Pictorial Rugs
Storm Pattern / Sandpainting Yei Pictorial Navajo Weaving : Historic : SOLD The Navajo people are more than just unmatched craftsman, they’re also storytellers who weave tales of courage, historic deeds and wondrous imagination into the very fabric of their Pictorial Rugs. From timeless landscapes to traditional celebrations to large,...
NRG Articles Archive
AN EXCITING TIME IN NATIVE AMERICAN TEXTILE HISTORY Handmade Native American rugs and textiles are truly works of art; they are one-of-a-kind items that take many months to create. The handmade Navajo rugs sold through Navajorug.com are part of a sacred history that dates back more than 300 years, when...
Press: Los Angeles Times Design Woven Into The Western Spirit - Jan 2004
DESIGN WOVEN INTO THE WESTERN SPIRITPrices of Navajo rugs have soared in recent years, but to collectors, the value isn’t measured in dollars. By Janet Eastman, Times Staff Writer : Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA – January 22, 2004: Entertainment lawyer Lawrence Rose spends his days fighting for his...
Style: Burntwater
Steve Getzwiller with the dye artists from Wide Ruins, (Ellen Smith, Nellie Roan, Marie Begay, Betty B. Roan, Annie Tsosie, Mary Jane Barker), who contributed their natural dyed wool for the Navajo Rug pictured above. (circa 1984) History of Burntwater Rugs Burris N. Barnes' trading post burned one day and...
Wearable Art
Native American Art Magazine April/May 2019April 1st, by Susan SorgWearable Art A look at the Navajo Poncho Serape from its...
Master Weaver: Selena Yazzie
Master Weaver: Selena YazzieBorn : 1963CLANS: To’ahani-Near the water people, born for Tachii’nii-Red Running into water people, Ta’bahi-Edge water people - maternal grandfather. Ta’bahi-Edge water people - paternal grandfather.I have lived on the Navajo Reservation, I am originally from White Clay, AZ, but now I reside in Navajo, NM. I...
Press: Living West Magazine -A Tucson adobe home showcases top-tier Navajo rugs - May/June/July 2003
By Bonnie Gangelhoff Photos by Terence Moore BLANKET STATEMENT Navajo weavings and Mission furniture fill this Arizona home with authenticity When Steve Getzwiller was 19, he traded his childhood collection of hunting rifles for four Navajo rugs at a trading post in Phoenix, AZ He didn’t necessarily get the...
