Lot 157A
Native American, Southwestern United States, Dine (Navajo), ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful hand-woven Ganado wool rug with an eye dazzler pattern in aniline dyed gray, black, beige, and red hues. The weave is tight and supple displaying stepped and zigzag outlines of square and triangular shapes. In Dine weaving tradition the deity, Spider Woman, taught the ancestral people to weave using a fantastical loom and materials made from the earth, lightning, and sky. Cotton was their main material for hundreds of years before the Spaniards' introduction of sheep. The Size: 61" L x 36" W (154.9 cm x 91.4 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994
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#182723
- Condition: Some fraying and tears to fibers along selvedge edge and fringe. Central wearving is intact and excellent. A few minor stains.
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