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Navajo Pictorial Wool Rug by Irene Begas

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 875.00 USD
Navajo Pictorial Wool Rug by Irene Begas
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Offered for sale is a Navajo Pictorial rug. Traditionally woven by know traditional artist Irene Begas in her home town of Blue Gap this pictorial rug tells of a story of progress under a splendid desert scene. Weavings that incorporate images of objects and people in their designs have slowly gained in popularity since the early days of rug-making. Such Pictorial Rugs may include small representational images within a larger geometric design, or may consist primarily-even solely-of a picture. Small pictorial motifs such as feathers, arrows, animals and other common objects may have held some personal significance for the individual weaver. As the modern trappings of Anglo culture filtered onto the Reservation, strange new objects such as cattle, trains, American flags, and letters of the alphabet caught the fancy of some weavers. The weaver stunningly captures these modern struggles of keeping the traditional way of the Navajo cult alive as progress advances upon them from every side. The rug is in good condition for its age. Measures: 26" W x 39" H