1880s LATE CLASSIC ErTr SERAPE BLANKET Navajo Rug 70x57

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1880s LATE CLASSIC ErTr SERAPE BLANKET Navajo Rug 70x57

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Sold Date: 04/01/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Offered is a circa 1880s, exciting old Navaho Late Classic / Early Transitional weaving that measures 5 feet 10 inches long by 4 foot 9 inches wide or 70 inches by 57 inches and is in excellent condition. It was woven by a master spinner and weaver on a primitive upright loom of all Native hand shorn, hand carded and finely handspun silky old long staple Churro sheep wool weft on a fine early retightened 4-ply Germantown wool warp. It is the quality of the fine spun naturally worsted old silky Spanish Churro wool in this piece that dictates the date of this piece to the 1880s. The design is a bold open stepped or terraced diamond layout on the red ground. Filler elements centered in the diamonds are stacked triangles both striped and solid colors. The striped triangles portray the look found in the old Classical First Phase Ute Chief blankets. The fineness of the spin and weave in this old wearing serape rivals some of the best of the old Classic blankets.

We obtained this vintage Native American textile in New Mexico just to offer to you on eBay. It has a very fine weft count per inch averaging 48 red, 40 yellow, 44 white, 42 black and 40 purple and a warp count of 8 per inch. The selvage cords and corner tassels have all been professionally restored. Warp selvages are 2-spiral cords each 2-ply, Z-spin and S-twist. Weft selvages are 2-spiral cords each 2-ply, Z-spin and S-twist. The corners are tight, original and in excellent condition. No holes, no odors, no moth nibbles, no fade and no snags. It has been professionally cleaned and comes from a non-smoking home. T are some light narrow streaked stains that show on one side of the blanket. Both sides are even in color and are shown in photos below. It lays flat and smooth. Colors are bright and strong in this old American Indian utilitarian piece and they are: hand dyed multiple shades of beautifully variegated crimson red (actually richer than depicted in the photos with much, much less of an orangish tinge), lavender dark bluish purple, shades of black either aniline or pinon pitch and sumac leaves, bright lemon yellow most likely from vegetal rabbit brush along with natural medium to dark brown and natural ivory white. Complete with lazy lines, this wonderful example of antique Native Americana is ready to display in your own hacienda, give as a special gift, or just tuck away in your private blanket + rug collection.

We have been offering Navajo weavings on eBay since 1999 and we invite you to review our feedback. Feel free to email or call our ranchhouse in New Mexico , with any questions. (We do not do email appraisals or opinions on weavings unless we have them in our hands.) We only ship to confirmed addresses. We do not end auctions early to sell to email offers, but we will entertain Best Offers by phone or email after an item has ended without meeting the reserve. If a price can be worked out, then we can set up a Buy It Now for you. (When emailing, please include your email address in the text of your message.) We are always interested in paying fair prices for more Navaho weavings to list on eBay each Thursday night at 8 pm MT with them going off at 8 pm MT each Sunday nig ht. Our quick access address on eBay is . +++ Be sure to add us to your favorites list and then see our other eBay listings that will always include old Navajo rugs and blankets! We are Platinum Power Sellers and members of Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association and the National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collectors Association. .......Your satisfaction is highly valued with us.......