Native Area Rugs

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There are 28 styles of Navajo Rugs. Some styles are easier to weave than others. The value of a piece is affected by its complexity and tightness. The piece is generally more valuable if it has a tighter weave.The value of a Navajo rug will be affected by its condition. You should weigh the condition of the rug (is it straight, damaged or color run? Consider the attraction of the weaving against its condition. Sometimes issues can be fixed - but this is another blog about Care & Repair.

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Whether you are looking for a rug to add to your home or you just want to find out the value of a Navajo rugs, it is important that you get a professional appraisal. Appraisers work with many clients and have the knowledge to assess the value of Navajo rugs. When it comes to selling a Navajo rugs, there are three main options: a professional retail store, a museum, and online through sites like eBay. Professional appraisals come with a certificate and authenticity. This makes them more attractive to potential buyers. Appraisers with certification attend state conventions. They have a large customer base.

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The impetus behind this trend came primarily from Anglo collectors, traders, and government agencies that had a sincere desire to upgrade the quality of Navajo weaving and return to traditional, pre-rug patterns. The resulting rugs were not literal copies of older pieces, but were creative variations on banded designs using a wide palette of newly developed vegetal dye colors made from indigenous plants, as well as new, subtly colored chemical dyes. Mary Cabot Wheelwright, founder of the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, probably started the “vegetal revival” by providing weavers around Chinle, Arizona with the new dyes and sketches of old weavings.

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The Pueblo tribe is believed by the Navajo to have introduced weaving, or at minimum a new method of weaving using a vertical loom. They were able to weave long, sturdy, smooth fibers and rugs thanks to their new loom. Pendleton Blankets is synonymous with Native Americans. It is the most widely recognized name in American Indian Trade blankets. These blankets of wool in many different colors and patterns were created for tribes all over the West.To make the Navajo Rug Quilted Wallhanging Pattern: Cut six 4 X20 inch strips and four 4 x4-inch squares from dark brown. All patterns can be downloaded.It is just one aspect of the amazing Navajo weaving that we can appreciate the value of a chief blanket.

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Early Crystalsused aniline dyes and were richly designed. They were bordered rugs with acentral design woven of natural colors, maybe with a touch of red. After themid-1940s, the borderless, vegetal-dyed designs came into being. The difference between the Crystal and the Wide Ruins and Chinle banded design rugs is that bthebands in the Crystal are bordered horizontally by wavy lines which are produced by alternating 2 or 3 different colors of weft stands (side to side foundation cords). Also, the vegetal dyes allow for more extensive use of the natural wool colors.

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It is a good idea to inspect the Native American Rug for specific characteristics. Short corner ties can be used to connect the selvage and cords. The best way to guarantee the authenticity of your rug is by buying authentic products. For more information about rugs and artifacts, visit the Indian Arts and Crafts Board site. To be certain of their authenticity, authentic rugs will have the appropriate certification stamp.

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Many Navajo rugs will have what Indian arts dealers call, "lazy lines." It is an inaccurate and insulting term that I hope will be replaced by the term, "Section Line." The section line line is a diagonal joint or break in the weave where a weaver has worked on a single section of the rug without having to reach all the way across the rug. She weaves one section, then moves over and weaves another section. This creates the diagonal section line. Not all Navajo rugs have section lines. The end borders in Mexican imitation Navajo rugs are generally much wider than in a genuine Navajo rug. Side borders are often wider as well. If the rug has fringe at both ends that are extensions of the warps, then it is not a genuine Navajo rug.

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