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Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug by Katherine Nathaniel

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug by Katherine Nathaniel
The lot features this astounding Navajo Weaving with Two Grey Hills pattern by master weaver Katherine Nathaniel from the 20th Century. This example has a very high knot count with fine tight weave showing handspun yarn with aniline dyes, the piece has a finer and lighter feel. Katherine and Larry Nathaniel are considered by many to be one of the finest master weavers as noted by the Indiana University, Garland’s Trading Post, Muskogee Phoenix, Toh-Atin and Heritage Auctions. This piece is from the Toh-Atin Trading Post gallery, first established in 1957, where it was found to be an authentic example with a price of nearly $4,000 years ago. The piece comes with an original polaroid photograph of Katherine Nathaniel holding the rug and other picture of the rug along with the Toh-Atin trading post tag all wonderful pieces of provenance attributing to this piece’s authentic rare origins. The rug is in pristine museum quality condition. Measures overall 38” by 25”.