This beautifully unique and functional artistry has gone through many iterations throughout time, so it’s important to remember how the Navajo have transitioned from the traditional “Chief” blankets in the beginning, preceding the Trading Post Era, to the regional pictorials of today.
The historic period of Navajo rug weavings really began in the very early 1700s and ran all the way to the 1850s. Weavers, learning from the Pueblos, Spanish and traders, created blankets, dresses, rugs and tapestries that have set the foundation for what has been a momentous artistic and cultural movement for the Navajo people.
Weaving changed rapidly from the 1850s to the 1940s. In fact, the Navajo transitioned through six periods in that time, including: late classic, the Bosque Redondo or “Long Walk” interment, transitional, rug, revival and finally the regional Trading Post styles.
The most important thing to remember is that when you’re dealing with authentic Navajo weavings, be it blankets, transitional work, or specific pieces like Germantown, Dazzlers, Two Grey Hills, or even Pictorials, that these are original one-of-a-kind artworks that can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
All Nizhoni Ranch Gallery historic, antique, vintage Navajo rugs are in great condition and ready to enrich your home. All pieces are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity are thoroughly cleaned and professionally restored.
If pricing is not listed please call Beth at 520-455-5020 or email us at Steve@NavajoRug.Com
Antique, Vintage and Historic Navajo Rugs
Historic Navajo Serape with Spider Woman Hole: PC 258 : 57″ x 75.5″ (4'9" x 5'11.5")
Serape
$ 85,000.00
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And even more remarkable it comes with a Spiderwoman hole in its center. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Serape has Indigo dyed warp, like this textile has, was only made available at Bosque Redondo and Fort Wingate to a limited number of Navajo weavers who were incarcerated for the purpose of weaving for the soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis weaving was part of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Riot! 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Historic Navajo Serape with Spider Woman Hole: PC 258 : 57″ x 75.5″ (4'9" x 5'11.5")
$ 85,000.00
This extremely rare serape blanket was woven with Saxony. And even more remarkable it comes with a Spiderwoman hole in its center. This Serape has Indigo dyed warp, like this textile has, was only made available at Bosque Redondo and Fort Wingate to a limited number of Navajo weavers who were incarcerated for the purpose of weaving for the ...
{"id":7563452867,"title":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")","handle":"ght-778-late-classic-navajo-serape-circa-1870s","description":"\u003cp\u003eExquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of plying was done when threads were unraveled from from bolts of flannel (American made cloth) or Bayeta cloth (imported from Europe) and then re-spun together into a 3-ply yarn that could be woven on the traditional Navajo upright Loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title='Excerpts from \"CHAPTER IV. The Bayeta Blanket of the Navaho\"' href=\"http:\/\/www.library.arizona.edu\/exhibits\/swetc\/inbl\/body.1_div.4.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1896 book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr Lummis describes Bayeta weavings as, \u003cem\u003e\"The Navahos used to ravel this cloth and use the thread for their finest blankets; and it made such blankets as never have been produced elsewhere. Their durability is wonderful. They never fade, no matter how frequently washed—an operation in which amole, the saponaceous root of the Palmilla, should be substituted for soap. As for wear, I have seen the latter blankets which have been used for rugs on the floors of populous Mexican houses for fifty years, which still retain their brilliant color, and show serious wear only at their broken edges. And they will hold water as well as canvas will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca name=\"d20e2126\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA balleta (Bayeta) blanket like that pictured elsewhere is worth $200 and not a dozen of them could be bought at any price today. It is seventy-three inches long by fifty-six inches wide and weighs six pounds. You can easily reckon that the thread in it cost something, at $6 a pound, and the weaving occupied a Navaho woman for many months. It is hardly thicker than an ordinary book cover, and is almost as firm. It is too thin and stiff to be an ideal bed-blanket, and it was never meant to be one. All blankets of that quality were made to be worn on the shoulders of chiefs; and most of them were ponchos—that is, they had a small slit left in the center for the wearer to put his head through, so that the blanket would hang upon him like a cape. Thus it was combined overcoat, water-proof, and adornment.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainbow bars, crosses (stars) rivers or lightning zig-zags, are all very important in the life of the Navajo Indian. These powerful symbols once told a story that is a mystery today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blanket, possibly 150 years old, is a rare opportunity to own part of the Native American History. During the early pioneer days the Navajo would trade with other Indian Tribes and the Cavalry. A single Navajo Blanket was sometimes traded for many horses or as much as $50 in gold. A Navajo blanket was highly prized and valuable, as they were so tightly woven they could save a life, keeping the owner warm and dry in a rain or snowstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular weaving is expertly woven and as all Navajo Weavers incorporated art into life. The combinations of color and design elements reveal a complex yet geometrically simple art statement. Navajos were the pioneers of Modern Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis weaving was part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/exhibit-woven-nation-2014\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAVAJO NATION EXHIBIT, \"Collection of Steve Getzwiller\" Exhibition at the Tubac Center for the Arts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTubac Arizona 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis weaving is part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/art-history-woven-together-1999\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; History Woven Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Getzwiller Collection of Antique Navajo Weavings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Steve and Gail Getzwiller Historic Navajo Textile Exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg Arizona'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 359px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; 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width: 254px;\"\u003eGHT 778\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 345px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information, pricing or to order – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:steve@navajorug.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esteve@navajorug.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-10-29T10:21:12-07:00","created_at":"2016-07-16T14:16:15-07:00","vendor":"Historic Collection","type":"Serape","tags":["4 x 6","5 x 6","Antique Navajo Rugs","Filter by Price_$40000 and above","Filter by Size_Medium","Navajo Rugs","Navajo rugs circa_1870-1890","public-product","serape","Size 4 x 6","size 5 x 6"],"price":4800000,"price_min":4800000,"price_max":4800000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":0,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":23862463747,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"returned by Michael Yuhas","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4800000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":0,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"was 38,000 PP-pensi","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778.jpg?v=1580446977","\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778g-copy-600x800.jpg?v=1580446977","\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778d-600x450.jpg?v=1580446977"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778.jpg?v=1580446977","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":89224380488,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1600,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778.jpg?v=1580446977"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT_778.jpg?v=1580446977","width":1600},{"alt":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":89224413256,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":800,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778g-copy-600x800.jpg?v=1580446977"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778g-copy-600x800.jpg?v=1580446977","width":600},{"alt":"Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":89224446024,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":450,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778d-600x450.jpg?v=1580446977"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":450,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.navajorug.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GHT-778d-600x450.jpg?v=1580446977","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eExquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of plying was done when threads were unraveled from from bolts of flannel (American made cloth) or Bayeta cloth (imported from Europe) and then re-spun together into a 3-ply yarn that could be woven on the traditional Navajo upright Loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title='Excerpts from \"CHAPTER IV. The Bayeta Blanket of the Navaho\"' href=\"http:\/\/www.library.arizona.edu\/exhibits\/swetc\/inbl\/body.1_div.4.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1896 book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr Lummis describes Bayeta weavings as, \u003cem\u003e\"The Navahos used to ravel this cloth and use the thread for their finest blankets; and it made such blankets as never have been produced elsewhere. Their durability is wonderful. They never fade, no matter how frequently washed—an operation in which amole, the saponaceous root of the Palmilla, should be substituted for soap. As for wear, I have seen the latter blankets which have been used for rugs on the floors of populous Mexican houses for fifty years, which still retain their brilliant color, and show serious wear only at their broken edges. And they will hold water as well as canvas will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca name=\"d20e2126\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA balleta (Bayeta) blanket like that pictured elsewhere is worth $200 and not a dozen of them could be bought at any price today. It is seventy-three inches long by fifty-six inches wide and weighs six pounds. You can easily reckon that the thread in it cost something, at $6 a pound, and the weaving occupied a Navaho woman for many months. It is hardly thicker than an ordinary book cover, and is almost as firm. It is too thin and stiff to be an ideal bed-blanket, and it was never meant to be one. All blankets of that quality were made to be worn on the shoulders of chiefs; and most of them were ponchos—that is, they had a small slit left in the center for the wearer to put his head through, so that the blanket would hang upon him like a cape. Thus it was combined overcoat, water-proof, and adornment.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainbow bars, crosses (stars) rivers or lightning zig-zags, are all very important in the life of the Navajo Indian. These powerful symbols once told a story that is a mystery today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blanket, possibly 150 years old, is a rare opportunity to own part of the Native American History. During the early pioneer days the Navajo would trade with other Indian Tribes and the Cavalry. A single Navajo Blanket was sometimes traded for many horses or as much as $50 in gold. A Navajo blanket was highly prized and valuable, as they were so tightly woven they could save a life, keeping the owner warm and dry in a rain or snowstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular weaving is expertly woven and as all Navajo Weavers incorporated art into life. The combinations of color and design elements reveal a complex yet geometrically simple art statement. Navajos were the pioneers of Modern Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis weaving was part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/exhibit-woven-nation-2014\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAVAJO NATION EXHIBIT, \"Collection of Steve Getzwiller\" Exhibition at the Tubac Center for the Arts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTubac Arizona 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis weaving is part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.navajorug.com\/pages\/art-history-woven-together-1999\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u0026amp; History Woven Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Getzwiller Collection of Antique Navajo Weavings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Steve and Gail Getzwiller Historic Navajo Textile Exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg Arizona'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1999\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 359px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px; text-align: left;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearables: Manta, Serape, Child\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eUnknown Navajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eDate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003ecirca 1870's\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003e54″ x 76″ (4'6\" x 6'4\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 91px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 254px;\"\u003eGHT 778\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px; width: 345px; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/wearables\"\u003eLearn more about wearable weavings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information, pricing or to order – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:steve@navajorug.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esteve@navajorug.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Serape Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 778 : 54″ x 76″ (4'6" x 6'4")
$ 48,000.00
Exquisite serape featuring Merino wool, red background is 3 ply raveled American Flannel and Bayeta cloth. Natural dyed Indigo blue with plied yellow and orange. Greens may be plied or home spun natural dyed with rabbit brush yellow and then dipped in an Indigo blue bath. Colors are Indigo blue with plied yellow-green-orange-brown The art of p...
Two Grey Hills Bistie Navajo Rug : Historic : PC 103 : 49" x 122" (4'1" x 10'2")
Two Grey Hills
$ 45,000.00
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This is the only Bistie rug Steve has seen in a runner size. Native wool, likely Churro. Hand carded, hand spun. Extremely well woven by a Master Weaver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis weaving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was part of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTimeless Treasures of Two Grey Hills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Exhibit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand catalog,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epage 25.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"274\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\" width=\"59\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\" width=\"215\"\u003eTwo Grey Hills Bistie\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eWeaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003eCirca\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e1940s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 21px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 21px;\"\u003e49\" x 122\" (4'1\" x 10'2\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left; height: 22px;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left; height: 22px;\"\u003ePC 103\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 22px;\" colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/navajorug-com.myshopify.com\/pages\/two-grey-hills-rugs\"\u003eLearn more about the Two Grey Hills style of weaving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact us for more information, pricing or to order – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:steve@navajorug.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esteve@navajorug.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or 520-455-5020 -- We will be glad to help you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique blend of history, Native American culture and storytelling make these weavings an art like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Two Grey Hills Bistie Navajo Rug : Historic : PC 103 : 49" x 122" (4'1" x 10'2")
$ 45,000.00
Two Grey Hills area Bistie runner. This is the only Bistie rug Steve has seen in a runner size. Native wool, likely Churro. Hand carded, hand spun. Extremely well woven by a Master Weaver. This weaving was part of the Timeless Treasures of Two Grey Hills Exhibit and catalog, page 25. Style Two Grey Hills Bistie Weaver Unknown Circa 19...
