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1920's Antique Two Grey Hills Style Southwestern Kilim Rug
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78638 Antique Two Grey Hills Style Southwestern Kilim Rug, 02'06 x 03'05. Bathed in the sacred earth tones of the American Southwest, this handwoven wool antique Two Grey Hills-style rug embodies a refined harmony between tradition-inspired design, geometric expression, and natural beauty. The precisely stepped diamonds radiate from a solemn central axis, echoing the symmetry of mountainous landscapes and the rhythmic pulse of ancestral aesthetics. Each serrated form emerges with intention, like a visual heartbeat tracing a lineage of craft shaped by high desert plateaus and timeless skies. Woven circa the 1920s, this textile is a striking example of early Two Grey Hills-style artistry, where precision meets restraint, and geometry becomes a quiet force.
What distinguishes this piece is its fidelity to natural wool: an undyed palette of beige, tan, gray, taupe, camel, brown, and deep black—tones sheared from sheep of the region. The absence of synthetic dyes roots the rug in an earlier weaving philosophy, one aligned not only with aesthetics but also with environmental awareness and symbolic continuity. These tonal gradations shift subtly across the field, flowing like sunlight across canyon stone or shadow rolling across mesa ridges. Every hue and shade offers a glimpse into a landscape of harmony and stillness.
Framed by bold triangular devices, the rug maintains a sense of order while evoking expansion. These angular border motifs are emblematic of strength and protection, their rhythmic procession encircling the central design like a sacred perimeter. Within the field, twin diamond medallions appear to glow from within—symbolic portals or directional markers guiding the gaze inward. The serrated details throughout suggest movement and elemental power: the flash of lightning, the rhythm of rain, or the symbolic energy of emergence and transition.
To encounter a rug like this is to behold a woven landscape—an artifact not only of wool and design, but of cultural inspiration and a reverence for balance. It holds in its structure the echo of desert mornings, the quiet labor of handcarded wool, and the focused vision of a weaver bringing memory into form. This Two Grey Hills-style rug is more than a textile—it is a meditation in material, a visual journey across horizon lines and into the enduring rhythm of traditional Southwestern weaving aesthetics.
Rendered in variegated shades of tan, taupe, brown, beige and black with other neutral colors.
Abrash.
Handwoven wool.
Made in America.
Measures: 02'06 x 03'05.
Date: 1920's. Early 20th Century.
- Creator:Navajo (Weaver),Two Grey Hills (Workshop/Studio)
- Dimensions:Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Length: 41 in (104.14 cm)
- Style:Navajo (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Woven
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1920-1929
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Desirable Age Wear. Abrash.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 78638 Vintage Two Grey Hills Navajo-Style Rug, 02'06 x 03'051stDibs: LU942935385282
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