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Navajo Dress Panels
Example of identical dress panels (Biil). Biils were often belted together with either a concho belt or sash and adorned with a necklace.
Navajo Dress Panels or as the Navajo call it a Biil. Standard clothing for Navajo women before the Long Walk. This dress consisted of 2 rug panels made of churro wool or Raveled Bayeta and expertly woven by Navajo weavers. Then stitched together to form a rug dress with openings available for the head and arms. Each rug panel could take anywhere from 2 weeks to several months to complete, depending on size and design.
Few pieces survive and they are usually in museum vaults.
Our Dress Panels are in spectacular condition. Very special and rare opportunity to own an incredible piece of history!
Navajo Dress Panels - (Biil)
Navajo Dress Panels - Biil : Historic : PC 292 : 29" x 48" (2'5" x 4')
$ 40,000.00
Classic period Navajo Biil for sale - matching panels Very rare and in excellent condition! These Navajo Dress Panels (Biil) measure 29" x 48" (2'5" x 4'). With Lac and Indigo. Classic tie downs visible. Slight Ethnographic wear marks in the center of the panels add to the authenticity of the piece, making it a unique and valuable addition to...
PC 157: Classic Woman's Manta : Historic Navajo Blanket
$ 45,000.00
Museum quality Classic Woman's Manta. Super Rare Example!Highly unusual Indigo Blue Warp and side cords! Also interior designs and top and bottom designs are a very deep hue of indigo blue. Red is Bayeta and American flannel. Spiderwoman cross design. Brown in center is over dyed with Sumac natural dye. Very tightly woven and in some places s...
Late Classic Navajo Dress Panel : Biil : Historic : PC 127 : 32" x 50" : (2'8" x 4'2")
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Late Classic Navajo Dress Panel : Biil : Historic : PC 127 : 32" x 50" : (2'8" x 4'2")
$ 10,500.00
Single Navajo Biil dress panel. After the Late Classic period. Hubbell Era. Hand spun Indigo Blue, Aniline Red, 4-ply yarn. Navajo two paneled dress known as a Biil was fastened at the shoulders, utilized slits for the arms and head and was cinched at the waist. The dress is sometimes referred to as a “rug dress.” A Biil was standard c...