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Yes, it is a Chief Blanket variation. It combines elements the Third Phase Chief Blanket, with what are called Moqui blankets. They have black-and-blue stripes and are associated the period when many Navajos served as servants in Hispanic homes north of New Mexico. Most of the fakes and reproductions you will see are from Mexico, India, Pakistan and Ukraine. A few copies have been created in the United States. Fake rugs from Mexico use a horizontal Spanish/European-style loom. At each end, the warps are attached at the loom. Although there might be a cabled bundle at each end of the warps to ensure dimensional stability while weaving, there will not be any side cords like in a true Navajo rug. Once the rug is completed, it should be taken out of the loom.

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It should be noted, however, that many rugs produced throughout the century did not conform to a particular regional style and are now difficult to assign to a specific trading post. In recent years as weavers have become more mobile and independent of local trading posts, they often choose to weave patterns originated outside of their area. Many also combine motifs and characteristics from several different regions. As a result, the regional style names are now mostly used to identify common pattern types without necessarily referring to the exact place of origin of a specific weaving.

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This is a banded carpet. It would be called either an Eyedazzler or a Chinle depending on who is dazzled. Thank you for your wonderful website. It is very helpful. Our family lived around Church Rock in the late 70s. My parents bought a few rugs near "Legacy Park" as well as a few rugs from a Navajo family that weaved and lived in a hut. I can remember the mutton stew as well as the fry bread. I can't recall their names. Your help would be greatly appreciated if you could identify the type and make of the rugs.

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Another way to check the authenticity of the Navajo rug is to look for lazy lines. Lazy lines appear as a diagonal line in the weave of the fabric. During the weaving process, the rug maker would move to work on adjacent sections of the warp, resulting in the subtle diagonal lines referred to as lazy lines. These lines would be almost impossible to detect by looking at a photograph of the rug online.

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Navajo Blankets gained in value due to their versatility, durability, and beautiful patterns. The blankets were then expensive. PBS reports that tribal chiefs had the money to buy the blankets and wore them frequently, even for ceremonial reasons. The Navajo began evolving their blanket-weaving methods as they improved their skills. The Traditional Fine Arts Organization states that the result was blankets with more designs and colors. They began to produce rugs as well as blankets and wraps quickly. This increased demand was driven in part by traders. It also influenced regional designs. The Navajo began to include their spiritual and god-like figures in their woven creations. A Navajo blanket could cost anywhere from $100 to $150 during the 19th-century, which was when most men earned less than $5 per day, according to PBS. People can buy Navajo blankets (or rugs) for as little $500 to several thousand dollar today.

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The Chinle style originated in the town of Chinle but is now woven everywhere in theNavajo nation. Because of its simplicity, it takes less time to weave and istherefore one of the most commonly woven rugs. The Wide Ruins style is the most elaborate and usually themost finely woven of the banded rug styles. It evolved from the Chinle. These rugs will have broad strips of plain color, some with geometric designs and with verynarrow bands with delicate motifs, combined with thin, straight lines ofcontrasting colors. The shapes found within the broader bands are oftenoutlined with a different color.

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