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All Navajo weavings require meticulous, manual craftsmanship in terms of artisanship. The weaver was part of a family that raised the sheep. It is a common practice today. Early Navajo weavings used special wool from the Churro sheep variety, which is known for its silky fibers and long life span. Later, the Navajo began to make rugs from other types of sheep. After the sheep have been sheared, the wool is washed, carded and spun by hand. Even today, Navajo weaver still use spinning wheels. Instead of stretching the wool and twisting it onto a spindle manually, they do so by hand. The blanket is then woven on the unique Navajo loom. The weaving of authentic Navajo rugs is a labour-intensive task. The weavers must not only raise the sheep, but also spin the wool. A large rug can be woven in a year.

Mexican imitation Navajo rugs have wider end borders than a true Navajo rug. Side borders are sometimes wider. If there is fringe at either end that extends the warps of the rug, it may not be a genuine Navajo Rug. Wool can be used to make a Navajo rug. There are a handful of authentic Navajo rugs made from synthetic materials such acrylic. You might be able to identify it as a Navajo woman weaving a cheap knock-off. In such cases, it does not matter if it's real or not. Although the imitations may be made with wool, some fakes are made using polyester. Some fakes made from Pakistan or India use a blend or acrylic of wool and polyester.

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Wool is the standard material used in the making of a Navajo rug. There are a few genuine Navajo rugs made using synthetic materials such as acrylic. If encountering one, it could be looked at as the result of a Navajo woman weaving her own cheap knock-off. In such case, it probably doesn't matter is it is real or not. The imitators may use wool but there are poor fakes made in Mexico that use polyester. Some fakes made in India or Pakistan use a blend of wool and polyester or acrylic. Contrary to another author, sniffing the rug to determine if the rug is made from wool is not useful. Much of the wool use in contemporary Navajo rugs has very little lanolin and doesn't smell at all. Older rugs may have been cleaned or have acquired other odors. It is comic to watch a potential buyer go through a store's inventory sniffing the rugs. A buyer should learn to distinguish the look and feel of wool from other materials. While there are more scientific means of testing for wool, they are usually not practical in the context of purchasing a rug from a store or Indian arts dealer.

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Rugs are often woven in a rectangular format. The size and price of a rug will depend on its dimensions. Large Navajo Rugs take 1, 2, and 3 years to produce. They are harder to find, which means they have a higher price. Smaller Navajo rugs start around $100 and go up from that point. Antique Navajo rugs may be anywhere from 1,000 to many thousand, depending on the size. Historic Navajo rugs with provenance can also have value, such as a prior collection or publication. Depending upon the size, contemporary Navajo rugs are available from UNDER $500 all the way up to many 1,000.

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Weavers frequently outlined the small serrated patterns with a single yarn of contrasting color to heighten the visual complexity and impact. This patterning technique became known as the Eyedazzler and continues to be popular to the present day. Both the banded and diamond pattern homespun blankets of the late 19th century are generically known as Transitional Blankets because they signaled the end of Navajo blanket production and ushered in the era of the Navajo rug. 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.

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The 4 rectangles,one in each corner of the rug, represent the homes of the four winds or thefour sacred mountains of the Navajo world. Zigzag lightning lines connect thesecorners with the center. Colors of the original storm rugs were usually red, black,and white on a natural gray or red background. Today you will find naturalbrowns and vegetal dye colors. There will usually be a dark border which can be embellishedon one side with ‘teeth.’ Clouds, water beetles, arrows, feathers, andgeometric designs are throughout. A pictorial usuallyfeatures items in the daily life of a weaver. There can be landscapes with animals, plants, etc., even tractors. If there are borders, they will usually be dark.

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To aid in Navajo rug ID, there are certain ones that can be identified by their distinctive colors, others by the bands of color and the designs within those bands, and certain others by their distinctive designs. The Ganadoand Klagetoh tend to have simpler designs than the similar Two Grey Hills, and Burntwater rugs. Ganado rugs always have a red background. The distinctivered color is often called a ‘Ganado Red.’ The design, based on a centraldiamond or two, will be in black, white, and grey in the center of the field.

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