Indian Area Rugs

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The Spanish introduced the longer than wide serape form that was easier to make on European-style looms. Mantas and serapes were generally used in the same way: wrapped around the shoulders with one long edge turned over as a “collar.” However, mantas also were used by women as wrap-around dresses. Serapes only rarely had a slit in the middle for the head which made them ponchos. Navajo weavers made both the manta and serape styles during the eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries along with shirts, dresses, breechcloths, and sashes.

Don't buy a rug if it isn't authentic Navajo. You should instead work with a trusted dealer to ensure that you're purchasing authentic Navajo rugs. This video is essential viewing by both novice and seasoned collectors. You must be able to tell the difference between a Navajo rugs and Navajo blankets because the cost of each textile will vary depending on its weaving.

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Dr. J. Mark Sublette discusses the proper way to care for authentic Navajo rugs and Navajo blankets. This video is a must-watch for anyone who is interested in collecting authentic Navajo rugs or blankets. Dr. J. Mark Sublette explains the pitfalls and condenses over 25 years of experience into one tutorial video. This video by Medicine Man Gallery CEO Dr. J. Mark Sublette will explain how professional art dealers value and buy authentic Navajo rugs and Navajo blankets. Whether you haven’t purchased your first rug yet or have been collecting for years, you need to see this video.

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Hubbell’s home and base of operation were at Ganado, Arizona about 50 miles south of Canyon de Chelly. His tastes ran to Classic Period weavings and many of the early rugs made by Ganado area weavers were close enough in appearance to classic mantas and serapes to have earned the generic name, Hubbell Revival rugs. Hubbell guided his weavers by displaying paintings of rug patterns he favored. Many of these paintings can still be seen at the original trading post, now preserved and operated as a National Historic Site. By the 1930s, Ganado area weavers had thoroughly adopted the color scheme, but had moved away from Classic-inspired weavings to new patterns with a large central motif-often a complicated diamond or lozenge shape-with a double or triple geometric border.

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This piece of history that attaches to the rugs makes them so important. And it is one of the leading reasons they have such a higher price tag. We have already discussed a little bit about the history attached to these rugs. But that is not the only reason they are unique and relatively more expensive than the others. There are other reasons as well. Authentic Navajo rugs are woven by hand on a Navajo Loom. The standard sizes include 5×8, 4×6, and 6×9. If you look at these common sizes, you can understand that these rugs are generally woven in a rectangular configuration. And in this configuration, some of the large sizes can take years to weave.

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Navajo saddle-blankets are a form of Navajo weaving that is unusual. Medicine Man Gallery's owner, Dr. J. Sublette, discusses these remarkable Navajo saddle blankets in this article. Mark Sublette discusses these incredible Navajo Navajo quilts that were on display at the gallery in 2009. Topics covered include style, form, appeal, and collector appeal.

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By the 1890s, the internal demand for Navajo weaving was almost non-existent. To make matters worse a widespread financial panic seized the US economy in 1893, depressing commodity prices for the raw wool that had come to replace weavings as the Navajo’s primary trade item. During this difficult time, several traders realized that there could be an external market for Navajo weavings made as rugs rather than blankets. The nascent market for Indian rugs was fueled at the turn of the century by a growing national interest in Native peoples and artifacts.

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