Traditional Navajo Rug Patterns

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Traditional navajo rug patterns. The navajo women who became the region s weavers expanded the range of patterns beyond striped bands of color and turned the designs into today s widely recognized patterns. Yei pattern rugs feature images of the holy people drawn from ceremonial sand paintings but do not recreate an entire painting. Typically the yeis are highly stylized figures with elongated bodies short straight legs and heads facing the viewer. Our navajo rugs are the perfect way to add some beautiful navajo southwestern decor to any room.
I would never copy a work of art but the motifs and color combinations are inspiring. Aug 30 2019 motifs in dine navajo rugs that might be suitable for quilts. We have wide variety of navajo indian rugs blanketswith chimayo rugs storm pattern rugs zapotec rugs valero star rugs two grey hill rugs saddle blankets klagetoh rugs wide ruins rugs pendleton blankets antique vintage rugs tree of life rugs and ganado rugs. Patterns in the southwestern rugs seen today are historically based in the antique navajo rugs of the past.
The closely related yeibechai rugs show navajo dancers in the act of portraying yeis in ceremonies. The intricate designs and natural colors seen in a navajo southwestern area rug is a culmination of influences from the early indian trading posts early mexican colonists and aspects of white american design culture but all these the. The most common navajo rug pattern material is wool. Send me exclusive offers unique gift ideas and personalized tips for shopping and selling on etsy.