![]() Moore’s influence on the style of Navajo rug weaving spread to weavers in all parts of the reservation and is evident today. where Persian rugs were popular, Moore printed two catalogues the first in 1903 and again in 1911. Believing this style would attract buyers in the Eastern U.S.A. The trader at Crystal Trading Post, J.B Moore, in an effort to create a wider market for the Navajo weaver’s art, introduced the weavers to Mid-Eastern rug designs. The early 1900s brought major changes for to Navajo weaving style. (1-1/4 m.) wide Collection of Mary Ann Adams, Albuquerque, New Mexico Photograph by Blair Clark. ![]() All hand spun wool with aniline and vegetal dyes. A unique and intricately designed tapestry adorned with numerous stylized geometric patterns with Yei, bird and cornstalk motifs. Navajo Yei Rug 36' L48' W 7,650.00 Navajo Storm Pattern Rug 40.5' L28' W 4,150.00 Navajo Ganado Rug 38.5' L23' W 1,625.00 Navajo Teec Nos Pos Rug 31' L22' W 1,100.00 Navajo Yei Rug 22.25' L24.5' W 695.00 Navajo Western Reservation Rug 34.25' L24.25' W 875.00 Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug 35' L24' W 950.00 Navajo Klagetoh Rug 36' L23. You may also like our Navajo Bird Rugs and Pictorial Rugs Grid List Sort by Display per page Yei Navajo Rug NB 995.00 Yei Navajo Rug AB 375. Lukachukai Yei rugs differ in that they were vegetal dyed. The yarn can be hand spun or commercially produced or a combination of both. ![]() Made sparingly before the 1940s, they’ve become major collector’s pieces since the 1970s. Here we have an example of the Navajo weaver’s amazing ability to see a pattern, retain that image in her mind’s eye and re-create it adding her own designs in this masterpiece. Rugs from the Shiprock area are usually made with many colors. Crafted to tell the stories of a people rich in historical significance, Pictorial Rugs have long allowed the Navajo to share everything from common motifs, such as feathers, animals, and locations, to things that hold personal value to the individual weaver. Somewhere at some time, the anonymous weaver of this rug was shown an illustration of a Persian rug. Navajo finely woven Bisti pictorial rug by an unknown weaver. Arguably, one of the finest examples of this type weaving from the period.
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