Evaluating Navajo Rugs
Many of the navajo rugs for sale on our site including many of the new pieces have literally hung in museums.
Evaluating navajo rugs. And to ensure our quality remains superior personally evaluate the navajo rugs blankets and weavings we duly select. How to find evaluate buy care for them 1975 revised edition 1990 northland publishing flagstaff az. I have over 4 decades as a rug appraiser with quality experience in the field of evaluating and appraising navajo rugs and oriental rugs and i perform hundreds of written and verbal appraisals each year. Uneven carding faded dyes and idiosyncratic designs are more common in older rugs.
From the inception of weavi. Navajo rug night sky w yei s mountains regina bia chinle az 36 x 25 amazing. Some people also describe navajo weavings as wall hangings or saddle blankets. This knowledge is very valuable when i appraise your navajo rugs.
1960 s navajo rug yeibichei 15 figures nelliz begay 33 x54 hubbell trading post. Certain patterns and wool weights can influence value. Whether the rug you buy at nizhoni ranch gallery costs 400 dollars 4 000 dollars or 40 000 dollars always remember. This is the largest american indian reservation in the country some 16 million acres with more than 350 000 navajos.
I am always happy to spend time with you on the phone at the showroom or through emails. We regularly visit the navajo reservation. A guide to navajo rugs susan lamb dedera don navajo rugs. Specializing in navajo rugs and navajo blankets including early classic navajo blankets chiefs blankets transitional blankets and navajo weavings from ganado two grey hills teec nos pos crystal toadalena bisti chinle wide ruins burntwater coal mine mesa crystal germantown klagetoh nazlini and teec nos pos navajo rugs and blankets can be divided into four periods.
Old navajo rugs in an antique store always seem to be 1200 once the origin of the rug has been pointed out. The quickest way for you to get a handle on evaluating navajo rugs is to simply contact me. Beyond the loom by ann lane hedlund keys to understanding early southwestern weaving. Older rugs are more likely to be made with handspun and the designs are more personal.
Make offer navajo rug night sky w yei s mountains regina bia chinle az 36 x 25 amazing. Rugs posts story of navajo weaving. We refer to the contemporary navajo weavings we market as navajo rugs weavings and navajo blankets. Johnson publishing company 1990.
A centuries old tradition all of our rugs are woven by navajo weavers most of whom live traditionally on the navajo reservation located across arizona new mexico and utah. Again you receive accurate valuations. Click the contact.