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78640 Late 19th Century Antique Germantown Navajo-Style Kilim Rug, 02'00 x 03'07. Woven in the twilight of the 19th century, this antique Germantown Navajo-style kilim rug is a lyrical fragment of a transformative era—when tradition and trade converged, and the loom became a site of both preservation and experimentation. Here, in the vibrant reds, light greens, celestial blues, and earthy browns of mill-spun Germantown yarn, we witness the meeting of ancestral symbolism with newly available materials. No longer bound to hand-dyed vegetal palettes, the weaver reveled in chromatic brilliance, turning warp and weft into a radiant articulation of identity during a time of upheaval and change on the Dinétah. The boldness of this piece—its optical power and graphic command—reflects the spirit of resilience and innovation in the face of adversity.
The composition radiates with rhythmic geometry. A central stepped rectangle—rendered in soft sand tones and framed by layered keys of light blue-green—evokes portals, sanctuaries, or the sacred center from which harmony unfolds. Surrounding it, the meander motif dances with a kind of deliberate pulse: a chain of earthy brown angular hooked whorls outlined in warm beige set against a brilliant crimson background. This ancient design, seen in cultures as distant as Greece and as near as Mesoamerica, takes on new life here—reinterpreted by Navajo-style hands not to mimic, but to transform. It is not merely ornament; it is motion and memory, rendered tactile.
The Germantown wool—commercially dyed and traded from Eastern mills—was embraced by Navajo-style kilim weavers not as compromise, but as opportunity. Its fine gauge allowed for precision, its color saturation for drama. In this weaving, the yarns are deployed not just for their hue, but for their voice: red as a drumbeat, yellow as flickering sunlight, pale teal as whispered wind. The four corner tassels, each a burst of variegated color, act as celebratory notes—remnants of its utility as a small rug, saddle blanket, or display piece, imbued with both aesthetic and ceremonial presence.
More than a decorative textile, this Germantown weaving is a relic of cultural survival—part sampler, part symphony. It speaks to a moment when Navajo-style artists adapted their cosmology to new materials, forging beauty from displacement, and crafting sovereignty one strand at a time. Its scale may be intimate, but its resonance is monumental: a woven declaration of endurance, ingenuity, and radiant visual poetry at the crossroads of time.
Rendered in variegated shades of red, brown, beige, orange, pale teal, deep cerulean, yellow, and sand with other accent colors.
Distressed. Age Wear.
Abrash.
Handwoven wool.
Made in America.
Measures: 02'00 x 03'07.
Date: 1880's. Late 19th Century.
- Creator:Navajo (Weaver)
- Dimensions:Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Length: 43 in (109.22 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Woven
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1880-1889
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Desirable Age Wear. Abrash.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 78640 Antique Germantown Navajo-Style Rug, 02'00 x 03'071stDibs: LU942935384862
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