North American Auction Company
Live Auction

American Indian & The West June 8th Sale

Sat, Jun 8, 2019 12:00PM EDT
Lot 52

Navajo Chinle Wide Ruins Rug

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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
For your bidding pleasure is this Navajo Native American Chinle Wide Ruins Rug. With extravagant history in America, Chinle rugs had a huge impact for the native Navajo weaving culture by trader Cozy McSparron and Bostonian Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Visually stunning with beautiful, contrasting vegetal colors, these designs are generally steeped in vibrant greens, muted golds and tans, and soft ivory and pink. The use of these unique colors as well as the intricate detail allow for striking color palettes, remarkable designs, and truly exceptional art work. This rug shows its gold with interwoven white and a dry gray. It is tightly woven as well as being a think weave it has all four of its tassels intact. The measurements of this rug are 62" x 39".

Condition

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