Featured in this lot is this Navajo Chinle Sampler Rug circa 1960s. The sampler shows wonderfully and professionally crafted design with the rug still on the loom. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for over 150 years. Toward the end of the 19th century, weavers began to make rugs for tourism and export. Typical Navajo textiles have strong geometric patterns. They are a flat tapestry-woven textile produced in a fashion similar to kilims of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, but with some notable differences. In Navajo weaving, the slit weave technique common in kilims is not used, and the warp is one continuous length of yarn, not extending beyond the weaving as fringe. Traders from the late 19th and early 20th century encouraged adoption of some kilim motifs into Navajo designs. The loom frame has dates and signatures presumably of people who participated in the weaving process. The predominant colour is brown with orange, tan, cream, with red trim. This sampler is in fair condition, moth damage is noted throughout. Loom frame measures 18"W x 26"L