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Germantown Optical Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2203 : 49 1/2″ x 68″ - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery
Germantown Optical Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2203 : 49 1/2″ x 68″ (4'1.5" x 5'8")

Germantown

$ 33,000.00
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Germantown Optical Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2203 : 49 1/2″ x 68″ - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery

Germantown Optical Navajo Weaving : Historic : GHT 2203 : 49 1/2″ x 68″ (4'1.5" x 5'8")

$ 33,000.00

Germantown Navajo Rug.  Germantown yarn (from Germantown Pennsylvania area) was first introduced to the Navajo at Bosque Redondo, so the women would have some material to weave their highly prized rugs. The Navajo Indians were allowed to return to their reservation (1868), where the weavers continued to use the popular Germantown yarns because t...

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