Navajo New Lands hand woven rug Blue Canyon blanket Native American

Authentic Hand Woven Navajo
New Lands Rug
HK Item #RUG04

34 inches x 60 1/2 inches
Grey, Black, White, Rose, Teal, Lilac, Peach, Cream, Gold, Blue, Rust
Double Woven with Raised outline. Warp exposed, shows the warp backbone.
Design includes water bugs, feathers, lightning, dance belt.

Attached label includes the following:

"Lena Anita" or "Lena Curtis" ?? (see photo of tag)
Genuine Navajo Rug
Authentic Navajo Handwoven Rug
Produced in the "Heart of the Indian Country"
This rug made entirely by hand by American Navajos

Double Woven with Raised outline. Warp exposed, shows the warp backbone.

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Authentic Native American Navajo hand woven rug

5' 7" bowlegged bear man shows scale of rug.

Paula says - "This rug is from the 1970s to 1990s. (See White Buffalo Collection box below.) Unlike most Navajo rugs which are the same on both sides, this style of rug has a front and back. The front has more vibrant raised outlines while the back is more subdued.

"The New Lands design, also called Blue Canyon, was first seen at the trading post in Sanders, Arizona. Trader Bruce Burnham recruited dye experts to develop the colors and gave kits to local weavers to try out. The name is derived from the area around Sanders which is referred to as New Lands as many residents were relocated there from traditional homelands.

"The design is a derivative of a Teec Nos Pos design but having more complexity. The pattern is enhanced with a raised outline. These are often large, expensive rugs.

"New Lands patterns incorporate a combination of pastel colors similar to those in traditional Burntwater rugs. These are warm earth colors, sometimes as many as 20 colors including brown, sienna, mustard, and rust with accents of rose, green, blue, white and lilac. "

Photo above shows the more subdued back side of the rug. This Blue Canyon design includes water bugs, feathers, lightning, dance belt.

Hand Woven Navajo Rugs

Navajo rugs are a representation of the landscape and life in the southwest United States. Distinct styles emerged due to the fact that early weavers rarely saw the weavings of others, so individual styles developed in specific regions.

Traditional weavers, even today, raise their own sheep and wool and process the sheared wool themselves - washing, carding, dyeing and spinning. They either use the wool in its natural color or dye it with natural dyes. However, some weavers of the last 40-50 years have used commercially spun and dyed wool yarns.

Rugs are typically woven by sitting at a loom and weaving from the bottom upwards. Most rugs are woven using classic designs and techniques but new styles are evolving that utilize blends or variations of traditional styles.

A Navajo rug is like any other piece of art - if you like it, that is what matters.

White Buffalo Collection

We recently purchased a large collection of vintage but unused Native American artifacts including jewelry, rugs and pottery. It was part of the estate of a Navajo woman who was a missionary that worked with Native Americans in Four Corners - the area of the American southwest where four states meet- New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. As a single parent, she raised 5 daughters and a son while also providing food, shelter, and clothing to less fortunate people that needed assistance. Often she was thanked for her help by gifts of Native American items.

Most of the items in this collection are from the 1970s to the 1990s. We offer these items to you with great respect and with the information we received from the family plus our research.

We named the collection after one of the pieces in the group, a hand carved Zuni fetish necklace honoring the Sacred White Buffalo.

BUFFALO MEDICINE - The appearance of White Buffalo is a sign that prayers are being heard, that the sacred pipe and Spirit are being honored. White Buffalo signals a time of abundance, prosperity and thankfulness. Buffalo was the major source of sustenance for indigenous cultures of the plains, giving meat for food, hides for shelter and clothing, and Spirit Medicine. The Medicine of Buffalo is prayer, gratitude and praise for that which has been received. Buffalo Medicine is also knowing that abundance is present when all relations are honored as sacred, and when gratitude is expressed to every living part of creation, recognizing the sacredness of every walk of life.

Authentic Hand Woven Navajo New Lands RugHK Item #RUG04

Authentic Hand Woven Navajo
New Lands Rug
HK Item #RUG04