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Period: 1950s
Place of Origin: American
Vintage Navajo Style Textile Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage handwoven Navajo-style rug in good condition. This wool rug features a Native American traditional design pattern of stepped cross-shapes and hooks over a red ground. rende...
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1950s Navajo Vintage American More Carpets
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Fabric, Wool
MId-20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful mid-20th century Navajo rug with a bands of stars or stylized flowers alternating in crimson and black across the field.
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1950s Navajo Vintage American More Carpets
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Wool
Hand Knotted Modernist Abstract Area Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Scandinavian Hand-knotted Mid-century era rug with a strong abstract pattern featuring over seven different colors.
Dimensions are 3.5 feet by 5.10 feet
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Fabric
Modernist Oversized Geometric Design American Hooked Rug
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A rare and beautiful piece of American Modernist design, clearly inspired by the geometric cubist abstractions of Art Deco pioneers such as Ivan da Silva Bruhns. Harmonious in palett...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American More Carpets
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Wool
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