| Circa 1930s Finely Woven Optical Block 79" x 68" Offered here is a circa 1930s canvas tight old Navaho weaving that measures 6 feet 7 inches long by 5 foot 8 inches wide and is in excellent condition. It was woven by a master weaver on a primitive upright loom of all Native hand shorn, hand carded and tightly handspun Churro and Merino Cross sheep wool, both warp & weft. This rug is a stunning example of the Navajo optical block or tumbling block design. Each cube measures approximately 5 ¼” and are just mesmerizing to look at. Topping off this great piece is the lightening zigzag white meandering border on the black border field. This is by far the best optical design weaving we have ever offered to date. This vintage Native American textile has a canvas tight weft count averaging 28 per inch and a warp count of 8 per inch. The selvage cords are 100% complete and all original except for 10 inches of restoration. Warp selvages are 2-spiral cords and weft selvages are 2-spiral cords. The corners are tight and in excellent condition. Three tassels are original and in excellent condition and one has been restored to excellent. No bleed, no wear, no holes, no odors, no moth-bites, no fade, no stains and no snags. It is clean and comes from a non-smoking home. One corner has a small restoration that measures 2” x 2”. Both sides are even in color. It lays flat & smooth and is symmetrical. Colors are bright and strong in this piece of American Indian art and they are: natural hand carded and blended medium brownish gray, natural black, natural medium to dark brown, natural ivory white along with hand dyed aniline variegated camel gold. Complete with lazy lines and a spirit line or weaver’s pathway, this nice example of near antique Native Americana is ready to display or just tuck away in your private rug & blanket collection. © #693 -RCR14f $3,700.00 |
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| Ranchfolks Navajo Rug Co. |
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| If you would like to purchase this weaving, contact us by email at ranchfolks@bacavalley.com or phone 575-278-2400 to provide your UPS shipping address and we will figure the postage & insurance for your final total before invoicing. |
