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Simple geometric embellishments can be found on the edges and serrated or stair-steppeddiamonds, crosses, zigzags, and simple geometric shapes can be found in thecorners outside the central design. There is usually a dark outside border.These rugs can be quite large. The origin for the Ganado rug is the town of Gando, Arizona which is in thegeographic center of the Navajo Reservation where the famous Hubbell TradingPost stands today. Klagetoh rugs are similar to Ganado rugs. The background,however, is grey. The center design is usually an elongated diamond with black,white, and red colors.

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The key thing to remember is that if you are uncomfortable or unsure whether a rug you are considering is an authentic Navajo rug, do not buy it. Instead, work with a reputable dealer you can trust to ensure that you are looking at an authentic Navajo rug. This video is essential viewing for both beginning and seasoned collectors alike and will help you understand how to differentiate between the two types of authentic Navajo weavings. It is important that you can tell the difference between a Navajo rug or a Navajo blanket because the price of the textile depends on the kind of weaving it is.

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As the modern trappings of Anglo culture filtered onto the Reservation, strange new objects such as cattle, trains, American flags, and letters of the alphabet caught the fancy of some weavers. Pictorials made before the 1940s are relatively uncommon and usually command a premium price from collectors. After World War II, however, more weavers began making pictorial weavings, frequently filling a small rug with a single scene. Types that have been especially popular since the 1970s include landscape scenes which usually feature red cliffs or mountains, blue sky and clouds, juniper and pine trees, hogans, farm animals, trucks, and people.

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First, authentic Navajo rugs have a unique vertical loom that uses a continuous weave. The warp thread travels from the bottom of a loom to its top, looping down to the bottom and looping back up to the top. The Navajo rug is built on the warp yarn. The weft yarn creates its design patterns. Mexican looms can be horizontally oriented. They use multiple pieces and fringed ends of warp threads. If fringed ends are visible, it is likely that you are looking at a Mexican-made rug. It has individual warp threads, rather than a Navajo-made rug with one long continuous warp. However, this rule doesn't always apply. Some early Navajo "Germantown” style weavings might have included fringe.

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These early weavings made before the 1870s are very rare, bringing tens of thousands of dollars-or more-from collectors and museums. The so-called Chief’s Blanket is a specific style of manta that went through a distinct design evolution. First Phase blankets were made from about 1800 to 1850 and consisted simply of brown (or blue) and white stripes with the top, bottom and center stripes usually being wider than the others. Second Phase blankets included small red rectangles at the center and ends of the darker stripes and were made about 1840 to 1870.

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Here's Jennie Slick, master weaver, with a small finished rug. It is easy to see the rug has no fringe. The side selvage cord contrasts well with the dark wool background. This rug is authentic Navajo. This rug is 100% wool including the warp. It also has a side selvage chord. Finally, a Zapotec rug is at right. The fringe can be seen at the bottom. This rug is often mistaken for a Navajo weaving. You can see the fringe at the bottom. These rugs' yarns are often hand spun and dyed by hand. It takes a lot of skill to weave them. These rugs aren't Navajo in color and have a significantly smaller pattern than a typical Navajo piece of the same size.

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