Featured in this lot is this Navajo stepped medallion Ganado rug circa 1930's. The rug features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wool construction that shows a large central medallion with stepped decoration that shows color's such as brown red, blue all set to a cream field. Located southwest of Crystal in the geographical center of the Navajo Reservation the Ganado style of weaving was established by Lorenzo Hubbell in late 1800. The motif generally consists of one or more stepped diamonds or stepped and embellished triangles. The colors are usually dominated by a red background with gray, ivory, black and red designs surrounded by a geometric border. The condition of this rug is fair to good with some wear to the corners of the rug but otherwise it shows fair to good overall condition. The measurements of this rug are 54" x 31 1/2".