Navajo Ganado Rug, c.1930

Item: YOR1131
Material: handspun wool
Size: 68 1/2" x 51 1/2"
Period: Historic
Origin: Navajo

An early 20th century Navajo rug from the Ganado region woven entirely in hand spun wool in natural ivory, dark brown, tan, gray, and aniline dyed red. The design features a large thin cross motif in ivory with a red and brown border at center on a variegated gray background. The central cross is framed by stepped bands of red and dark brown along either side, radiating towards each corner on a background of variegated tan. The rug is further bordered by a band of ivory and dark brown along the outer edge.

SOLD