Lot 458

Navajo Banded Chinle Canyon de Chelly Rug c1880's

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

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Featured in this lot is this Navajo banded Chinle Canyon de Chelly rug circa 1880's. The rug features a wonderfully and professionally crafted banded Chinle rug design with a off white field with bands of red and black with bands of stepped design of black and red, and grey and red. The measurements of this rug are 82" x 48". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery. Identification#: E1110.