Lot 70

Ganado Promontory Wool Large Rug by Hernandez

Estimate: $1,450 - $1,850

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
This is an excellent handwoven flat weave rug by master weaver Luis Hernandez using 100% soft fine handspun yarns in a beautiful Promontory pattern. The rug was handwoven with a tight weave using 100% handspun wool yarns that offers natural variegation and durability with color fast aniline dyes. Tight handwoven weave displayed with bright rich tones in the fine Promontory pattern in the time-honored Zapotec multi-generational craft by a master weaver, Luis Hernandez. The rug shows a phenomenal Navajo like Ganado pattern of the historic Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post days of the 1800’s with modern contemporary detail showing a cream heathered background, with large diamond pattern at the center in bold lines of red, black and cream / white showing four four-point cross symbols (one in each corner) of the and finished by the bands of color on each end. The piece is brand new in pristine condition with fine tight weave. The rug measures 4’ by 6’ 6” (4 foot by 6 foot 6 inches). This is a brand-new rug.