navajo rug
Tribal floor covering
A Navajo rug is a handwoven textile made by Navajo (Diné) people of the American Southwest, traditionally crafted on upright looms using wool.
Originally made as blankets, they became prized as decorative rugs and wall hangings by collectors.
Navajo rugs feature bold geometric patterns, with regional styles like Two Grey Hills, Ganado Red, and Eye Dazzler commanding high prices: The Navajo rug over the fireplace was her grandmother's.
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- loomFabric-making frame
- woolSheared animal fiber
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
Southwest · Four Corners · reservation · trading post · geometric · red · earth tones · blanket · turquoise · desert · hogan · sheep · natural dyes · dye · pattern · fringe · warp · weft
- Western decorcowboy boots, adobe walls, cow skull, horseshoes, spurs
- woven textilestwill, basket weave, satin weave, dobby, tapestry