Although the flavor of the rug she's working on is Navajo, it's not a traditional design. She said she spins her yarn in the winter because working with wool is a "warm process." ...

Object Details Donor Name Gov William F. Arny Notes FROM CARD: "WITH SAMPLES OF WORK." SEE RELATED OBJECTS CAT. NOS. 16495 AND 16496. THIS IS ACTUALLY A CURIO LOOM WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG RUG/SAMPLER ...

The current trader wasn’t buying weavings, but the post had modern Navajo rugs for sale with patterns from former trading posts like Crystal, Wide Ruins, Teec Nos Pos, Two Gray Hills and samples ...

What does Intel’s Pentium computer chip have in common with Navajo textiles? More than you might think. For artist Marilou Schultz, the ancestral practice of weaving melds with an unexpected ...

The first clue is that the rug differs from traditional designs in not being symmetrical. Turns out, the wool weaving was a piece commissioned by Intel in the 1990s for the the American Indian ...

Prior to the Navajo's production of goods for sale, they made items for their own use. Blanket-weight weavings were used as garments, wraps, saddle blankets and door coverings, among other things.

In the picture, they're holding up the rug, which appears to be at least six feet long. The intricate patterns, created using traditional Navajo techniques, seem to depict an orchard full of perching ...

The rugs are on exhibit in a new MONAH facility, a 1,330-square-foot activity center at 214 S.W. "O" St. Jazlyn Sanderson, museum director, says the space will be used for upcoming exhibitions ...

Growing up in Rock Point, Arizona in the Navajo Nation, Ralph Lauren’s inaugural “artist in residence,” Naiomi Glasses, already held a close connection with the New York City-based label.

He was also influential in the designs and styles of rugs created by Navajo weavers. The road show for the Hubbell-Joe Rug took it across the United States for 30 years. It was displayed at an ...