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For more than a century, the southwestern U.S. was home to the Navajo. After years of war with white settlers from other Native tribes in the West, the Navajo developed a skill that would allow them to produce one their most important creations: blankets. While many things are important to the Navajo, it is most well-known for their weaving skills. PBS says that two Spanish skills were learned by the group in the 17th century: how to herd sheep and how knit wool. They learned sophisticated weaving techniques from the Pueblo in the late 17th Century. The Navajo mastered this skill and were able to weave blankets that could literally hold water. They could be used in multiple ways, including as blankets or coats.

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These are pictorial rugs that show ceremonial sandpaintings.They are square and can contain supernatural figures with magical trappings. They can also include common elements such as snakes, feathers, lizards, and whirling logs. Because these rugs are sacred, only a few Navajo weavers arewilling or able to produce them. To protect these individuals from spiritualharm, special ceremonial sings must be conducted. These rugs are very rare and thus very valuable and are producedin the Two Grey Hillsand Shiprock areas.

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Navajo rugs lack ridges in the ends. Some people will attempt to pass a rug as Navajo. If you pull the weft yarns apart slightly, you will see the doubled up Warps. This will be the next time I come across a good example. I'll take a picture. This is common in Ye’i rug imitations that are made from Mexico.

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Patterns were, and still are, plotted in the weaver's mind - to create an harmonious design requires artistic ability as well as multidimensional thinking. All Navajo weaves are meticulously handcrafted. As is traditional, the weaving was done by the weaver's relatives. The family took care of the sheep. Early Navajo weavings featured special wool made from Churro sheep, a breed known for its long, silky fibres. Later, when the Navajo became interested in making rugs they added other sheep breeds to their flock. After shearing the sheep the wool is cleaned, sorted and spun by hands. Even today, Navajo sheavers don't use spinning wheel; instead, the wool is stretched and twisted onto a spundle by hand. The blanket is then woven by hand on the unique Navajo loom.

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A great way to determine the authenticity and quality of your Native American Rug are to examine its characteristics. You can check for short corner ties between the end cords or selvage. It is the best way for your rugs to be authentic than buying authentic ones. You can also visit Indian Arts and Crafts Board's website to learn more about rugs and similar artifacts. The right certification stamp is required to verify authenticity.

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Many Navajo rugs will have what Indian arts dealers call, "lazy lines." It is an inaccurate and insulting term that I hope will be replaced by the term, "Section Line." The section line line is a diagonal joint or break in the weave where a weaver has worked on a single section of the rug without having to reach all the way across the rug. She weaves one section, then moves over and weaves another section. This creates the diagonal section line. Not all Navajo rugs have section lines.

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