Late Classic Navajo Dine Wearing Blanket With Third Phase Chief's Blanket,Circa 1875/80 old navajo rings

Late Classic Navajo Dine Wearing Blanket With Third Phase Chief's Blanket,Circa 1875/80 old navajo ringsLate Classic Navajo Dine Wearing Blanket with Third Phase Chief's Blanket, Homespun wool, circa 1875 80 Three Third Phase stacked diamonds connected with narrow contrasting lines between them with the central Diamond Row flanked with wider bands of carded browns and alternating narrow rows of an aniline rose red and yellow in the ten bands. A classic serape wearing blanket weaving in excellent condition from the Collection of Gil Mull. Natural Brown

From  accounts I have heard in Africa these were worn ceremonially by newlyweds and given to the bride as a form of dowry

Age:Mid 20th Century

this rug is a rug lovers' rug

This pendant has a wonderful patina

These currency brackets provided the materials to make the objects with and they were not used to go shopping at the market with

New Mexico were and are a beacon for creative ceramicists of all genres and this unique piece was originally made there

The chair is in good condition and is unpolished

The simultaneous worship (Puja) of the five deities is preformed by Smarta Brahmins

The first step in caring for one's home as well as for valuable rugs and carpets begins with cleaning them

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Conan Brooks

Signs of decades of use can be seen in the softening of the wood and also in the grooves where the stool has been extensively and sensitivity carved