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78134 Vintage Teec Nos Pos Navajo-Style Kilim Rug, 03'03 x 03'03. Woven in the sacred shadowlands where red mesas meet turquoise skies, this vintage Teec Nos Pos Navajo-style kilim rug sings in a language of geometry and reverence. Handwoven from wool dyed in desert tones, it carries the signature of a people who chart their world through balance, pattern, and prayer. Here, the composition unfolds in vertical triptychs—three columns of carefully orchestrated symbols, each telling stories older than maps. The central ivory band anchors the piece like a path of harmony through dual realms, while the flanking gray panels radiate with the vital warmth of sunlit sandstone.
Each serrated diamond, each stepped triangle, is more than ornament—it is a vessel of meaning, shaped by memory and motion. The stacked diamonds in the central column echo the sacred peaks of the Navajo-style cosmology, perhaps alluding to the Four Sacred Mountains that define and protect the Dinétah. These jagged, rhythmic forms might also be read as lightning bolts—a force of nature revered for its power to cleanse and awaken—or as prayer feathers ascending through a ceremonial wind. On either side, the alternating red and gray motifs evoke cultivated fields, cornstalks, and sacred fires, signifiers of nourishment and ancestral continuity.
Color breathes life into this narrative Navajo-style kilim textile. The earthy beige, gray, and black tones are drawn from the sheep themselves, dyed with the humility of the land; the bold crimson injects a spirited voice into the palette, a declaration of vitality, blood memory, and strength. While the beige speaks of clarity and sacred space, the red borders sing of protection and groundedness. Teec Nos Pos weavers are renowned for pushing the boundaries of Navajo-style design, and this piece does not whisper—it declares. With a confident symmetry that mirrors the horizon line itself, it invites contemplation of the balance between movement and stillness, between pattern and spirit.
Born in the mid-20th century, this Teec Nos Pos Navajo-style kilim rug belongs to an era when Indigenous weavers were asserting their artistry amid a changing world. Trading posts were bustling with commerce, but within each loom remained a quiet act of cultural resilience. This Navajo-style kilim rug is not just a textile; it is a woven philosophy, a declaration that tradition adapts without fading. Whether laid upon a floor or hung upon a wall, it remains a living prayer—rooted in earth, reaching skyward, speaking in the geometry of the sacred.
Needs repair. There is a hole in this piece.
Rendered in variegated shades of gray, dark red, maroon, tan, ivory, and black with other accent colors.
Abrash.
Handwoven wool.
Made in America.
Measures: 03'03 x 03'03.
Date: 1940's. Mid-20th Century.
- Dimensions:Width: 39 in (99.06 cm)Length: 39 in (99.06 cm)
- Style:Spanish Colonial (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Woven
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1940-1949
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash. Needs a small repair.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 78134 Vintage Teec Nos Pos Navajo-Style Rug, 03'03 x 03'03 1stDibs: LU942933986842
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