A 1930s American Navajo carpet, The piece measures approximately 3’6″ × 5’9″ (107 × 175 cm). The composition pairs a grey field with a chocolate-brown border in the disciplined natural-fiber palette characteristic of Navajo weaving.
Navajo weaving is one of the most distinctive and continuous Native American textile traditions, originating in the American Southwest. Through the late 19th and 20th centuries, Navajo weaving developed into a recognized format of hand-woven wool floor covering with characteristic geometric vocabularies.
Hand-woven wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique Navajo.
At a glance
· Origin: USA (Navajo, American Southwest) · Period: 1930s · Material: Wool · Weave: Flat weave (Navajo)
· Dimensions: ~3’6″ × 5’9″ (107 × 175 cm) · Ground color: Grey · Border color: Chocolate brown · SKU: 24449