We Buy Navajo Rugs

While most dealers are virtuous when it comes to selling outright fakes and are cautious of the scrutiny from other dealers there are some indian arts dealers that sell knock off navajo rugs.

We buy navajo rugs.

These are works of textile art to be collected and handed down accordingly. Many of the navajo rugs for sale on our site including many of the new pieces have literally hung in museums. A centuries old tradition all of our rugs are woven by navajo weavers most of whom live traditionally on the navajo reservation located across arizona new mexico and utah. These are not merely navajo rugs.

It is not uncommon to see indian arts stores that sell pakistani knock offs along side the real thing. There are 5991 navajo rug for sale on etsy and they cost 146 43 on average. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about navajo rug. You probably won t be selling them to someone who intends to put them on the floor.

All of our rugs are handmade with native american indian craftsmanship with no aid of automated machines. Older ones are probably worth more i would guess. The most popular colour. But the navajo didn t always make rugs traditionally they produced blankets for wearing.

Most noteworthy we buy and sell vintage navajo dine rugs. The ganado and klagetoh style rugs continue to be made to this day and are among the most popular of all navajo rug designs. Smaller navajo rugs start at 100 and they go up from there. Whether the rug you buy at nizhoni ranch gallery costs 400 dollars.

Navajo rugs historic antique pre 1950 antique navajo rugs depending on size can range from around 1 000 up to many thousands. From the inception of weavi. It was actually a lucky coincidence with competition and trends shaping the market that drove the navajo into the business of home decoration. Some large navajo rugs may take 1 2 or 3 years to make and are harder to find so they are in a higher price range.

Dealers selling fake navajo rugs. A banded navajo rug for sale with weaving combs in the design 979 979 a banded navajo rug for sale 41 x 61 circa 1940. The most common navajo rug material is wool. This is the largest american indian reservation in the country some 16 million acres with more than 350 000 navajos.

Moore who owned the trading post at crystal new mexico from 1897 1911 was another visionary trader who exercised enormous influence over early navajo rug design. These rugs are authentic and originate from this area of the united states. Well you re in luck because here they come. The navajo people are one of the two largest federally recognized tribes in the us.