Navajo blankets
Indigenous desert textiles
Navajo blankets are woven textiles made by Navajo people of the American Southwest, traditionally crafted on upright looms using wool.
Known for bold geometric patterns and rich colors, they range from utilitarian items to highly prized art pieces.
Authentic Navajo blankets command significant prices as collectibles: The estate sale included several vintage Navajo blankets.
The term sometimes appears loosely for Southwestern-style textiles regardless of origin.
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- woolSheared animal fiber
- wool spinningTwisting fleece into thread
- loomFabric-making frame
- SouthwestArid American expanse
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