Following the old Navajo tradition, Sunrise only uses natural dyes. Some of the colors and designs have spiritual or ceremonial meanings. And all Navajo rugs have an imperfect detail weaved into ...

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.

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 ...

In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece.

Rugs have always represented both beauty and function for the Diné. Now a collection on exhibit through Jan. 31 at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville also showcases their role ...

Spencer travels six times a year from her home at the Navajo Indian Reservation, Wide Ruins area, in Arizona to share her work. Spencer specializes in the Wide Ruins and Burntwater Navajo rug designs.

QUESTION: I have some old Navajo blankets that friends say are valuable today. Is there any way to tell how old a blanket might be? ANSWER: The Navajos began weaving and selling blankets to other I… ...

Now, after years of planning and deliberation, two of the magnificent Navajo rug designs from the Durango Collection at Fort Lewis College are available as Pendleton blankets.

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece. Seraphine ...