The Navajo hold a giant place in the annals of Native American arts, and deservedly so. Around the time that Columbus discovered America, the Navajo were settling in what would become the southwestern ...

The intricate patterns of the dozens of other rugs in the fall auction at the Smoki Museum in Prescott told stories to anyone familiar with Navajo weavings.

The patterns found in traditional Navajo rugs are usually quite simple, but a few steps away Joe pulls out a rug that's noticeably more complex.

WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. S… ...

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 ...

Hank Blair looks for many things when choosing Navajo rugs for the next auction. The experienced trader and auctioneer considers age, patterns and authenticity, banking on his wealth of knowledge ...

From shearing the sheep to spinning the wool to weaving the pattern, Navajo weaver Lola Cody spent almost two years making the rug that won Best of Show at this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market ...

Ganado, Twills and Eyedazzlers are among the Navajo patterns featured in the temporary exhibit"Rising from Tradition: Navajo Rugs 1900-1977," currently on display at the Sioux City Public Museum ...

While stationed in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, I bought this rug for $500 from an officer whose mother wove Navajo rugs. The textile was made using natural yarns, which were hand-spun and dyed with ...