Early 19th Century Rugs

Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value. While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads. Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being. The "Holy People...

An antique Navajo rug from southwest America distinguished by an allover pattern of cruciform elements on a soft grey background. Rugs if this type have been collected for their auth...

West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental rugs. size 17x23. ...

Vintage Navajo rug Kilim, circa 1940, 3'7 x 4'10. Although not attributable to a specific weaving site and too late for an eye dazzler this attractive rustic weaving beguiles with th...

Six wide light grey bands each display five complete and two half ashikls in a Wide Ruins-style vintage scatter. Charcoal and off white narrower stripes complete this Classic composi...

Embark on a journey into the past with our rare and captivating Antique Navajo Rug, a magnificent textile masterpiece that captures the essence of history and craftsmanship. Dating b...

Vintage circa 1920s - 1930s Diné Navajo rug, pan-reservation, Trading Post era. Woven in a diamond pattern of native hand spun wool in natural fleece colors of brown black, gray brow...

A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with an assortment of leaves on a repetitive box pattern on a gray and charcoal ground Measures: 3'6"...

This Southwestern Navajo rug features designs and coloring most consistent with textiles that originated at the Ganado Trading Post. It's wove...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the mid-20th century with cotton highlights.

This intriguing antique Navajo Kilim, circa 1940 was woven in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. The exciting and unique composition boasts a captivating ge...

A typical Navajo rug has approximately 30 wefts to the linear inch. A two grey hills from Toadlena average about 45. The finer pieces frequently have upwards of 80. When a textile ha...