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Large Navajo Weaving, 12'8" x 7'3"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
Large Navajo Weaving, 12'8  x 7'3
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Navajo Weaving. 12'8" x 7'3". Teec Nos Pos. Elaborate feather, water bug and eagle tail designs. This weaving was purchased ca. 1920 at a Four Corners trading post. The buyer then realized that a much larger rug was needed and returned it to the trading post where the original weaver wove borders to enlarge it to the present size. The border panels are woven the same way the rug is woven, with continuous warp and finished selvages. These panels were then affixed to the rug, where they have remained through decades of use. This is a unique and important example of the Navajo weaving tradition.