Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

1910's Crystal Navajo-Style Carpet with Southwest Style

About the Item

78424 Antique Crystal Navajo-Style Kilim Rug, 02'05 x 03'05. Woven in the shadow of the Chuska Mountains, where dawn spills gold across red earth and juniper hills, this handwoven antique Crystal Navajo-style kilim rug is a poem in wool, echoing the spirit of a transitional age. Crafted in the early decades of the 20th century, it hails from the era of J.B. Moore’s Crystal Trading Post revival—a time when traditional Navajo-style weaving met the currents of commerce, and new patterns were born from ancient dreams. The design, restrained yet commanding, pulses with the geometric heartbeat of the Diné, reflecting a lineage of artistry as old as the mesas themselves. At the heart of the composition lies a double diamond motif, its concentric layers vibrating outward like ripples on still water. Each diamond is a symbolic eye, watching over the weaver’s world—marking a path between the spiritual and the physical, between memory and motion. The serrated edges of these diamonds are not merely decorative but resonate with lightning and mountains, emblems of protection and power. The colors—earthy dark brown, stone gray, desert ivory, coal black, and ancestral red—are drawn from the land, spun and dyed to whisper of sacred fires and ceremonial chants. Framing this symmetrical core is a finely serrated border in black and ivory, a hallmark of Crystal regional styles after Moore’s influence took root. These borders, echoing the teeth of a mountain range or the rhythm of a sacred song, lend the Navajo-style kilim rug a sense of containment—a woven sanctuary. And yet, the movement within the field is kinetic, electric. The composition speaks in opposites: stillness and energy, boundary and boundlessness, design and spirit. Every color choice, every tooth and angle, was woven with intention, a material prayer sent into the loom. This Crystal Navajo-style kilim rug is not merely an artifact but a convergence of history and cosmos—a textile that holds the stories of its weaver, her land, and the trading post era that shaped her world. Its presence today is a reminder of endurance and adaptation: a traditional form made anew during a time of shifting winds. Whether displayed on a wall or resting beneath one’s feet, this woven wonder invites quiet reverence. It is a living echo of a woman’s hands, her heritage, and the sacred geometry of her homeland. Abrash. Handwoven wool. Made in America. Measures: 02'05 x 03'05. Date: 1910's. Early 20th Century.
  • Creator:
    Navajo (Weaver)
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Length: 41 in (104.14 cm)
  • Style:
    Spanish Colonial (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1910-1919
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 78424 Antique Crystal Navajo-Style Rug, 02'05 x 03'051stDibs: LU942933912992

More From This Seller

View All
1920's Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Carpet with Southwest Style
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
Certainly. Here is the revised version with **"Navajo"** changed to **"Navajo-style kilim"**, preserving the poetic and historical richness of the original text: --- 78503 Antique ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

1930's Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Carpet with Southwest Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77867 Vintage Navajo-Style Kilim Eye Dazzler Rug, 02'09 x 03'11. Woven with meditative rhythm and bold intent, this mid-20th century Eye Dazzler Navajo-style kilim pulses with the le...
Category

Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Rug, Modern Southwest & Luxury Lodge
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78627 Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Kilim Sampler, 01'06 x 03'02. Modern Southwest style meets luxury lodge in this handwoven Native American-inspired N...
Category

Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement North and South American ...

Materials

Wool

1910's Navajo-Style Carpet with Southwest Modern Style
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78752 Antique Transitional Navajo-Style Kilim, 02'01 x 03'05. Transitional Navajo-style kilims, woven during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mark a period of cultural change ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Navajo North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Carpet with Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78429 Vintage Eye Dazzler Navajo-Style Rug, 04'09 x 07'00. Woven under the vast skies and sacred mesas of the American Southwest, this antique Navajo-style...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Spanish Colonial North and South Amer...

Materials

Wool

1940's Yeibichai Navajo-Style Textile with Southwest Modern Style
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78502 Vintage Yeibichai Navajo-Style Kilim, 05'03 x 07'03. Yeibichai Navajo-style kilims are a distinctive expression within Southwestern weaving traditions, depicting figures from t...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

You May Also Like

Antique Navajo Eye-dazzler Rug, 3'9" x 5'11"
Located in Evanston, IL
Please ask me for the best way for shipping. be45" x 75" Unusual Eye-dazzler Navajo Rug, c-1890 in excellent condition, A classic Navajo rug circa 1890's in excellent condition. ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Navajo North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Large Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug, 4'2" x 9'4"
Located in Evanston, IL
Antique Large Navajo eye dazzler rug with black, white, red and grey. in perfect condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Navajo North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Circa 1930 Antique Navajo
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
It is truly rare to find an old rug with this “super large” format, in a mansion size and even more rare to find such rug that survived in the excellent condition as this rug has. T...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Navajo North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Native American Navajo Area Rug with Geometric Eye Dazzler Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
A vibrant and authentic Vintage Native American Navajo rug, this striking textile features a bold geometric tribal pattern rendered in a vivid palette of bright, saturated colors. Wo...
Category

Vintage 1980s American North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage American Navajo Area Rug in Eye Dazzler Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite vintage Navajo rug, dating from the mid-20th century, is a striking example of traditional Native American textile art. Handwoven by a Navajo artisan, the piece featur...
Category

Early 20th Century American North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Navajo Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
It is truly rare to find a one-of-a-kind antique that survived in the excellent condition as this rug has. The talented Navajo weaver wove this with wool yarns that were dyed with an...
Category

Vintage 1910s American Tribal North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Recently Viewed

View All