Lot 135

Navajo Wide Ruins Rug by Emma Roan 1982 1st Prize

Estimate: $8,750 - $12,750

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
This is an outstanding, award winning, and fine tightly woven example from Navajo master weaver Emma Roan circa 1982 from Shiprock Trading Post. The piece is accompanied by the First Prize / First Place Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Gallup, New Mexico (The Indian Capitol) ribbon along with the original Shiprock Trading Post Shiprock, New Mexico tag which is handwritten with weaver Emma Roan, and a Toh-Atin Indian Arts and Crafts Durango, Colorado tag marked with Emma Roan, Wide Ruins, 34 x 48, Blue Ribbon, and price of $9,000 (also shown is a Kodak photograph of the rug presumably dated 1996). The rug was also listed at the Name Trading Post for $9,000. Truly one of, if not the finest weaving we have ever offered for sale. This example has all hand spun high quality, Vegetal (vegetable) dyed wool with immensely detailed pattern. Bordered Wide Ruins pattern Navajo rugs are exceedingly rare especially with such fine detail, amazing hand spun and dyed quality and collectible pedigree such as this. Provenance: Has the original Trading Post tag, early gallery tag, original ribbon award and photograph, The piece has been in a phenomenal Navajo weavings collection since the 1990’s in Billings, Montana. Shiprock Trading Post was founded in 1894 and the Wide Ruins pattern was first established in the 1940’s at the trading post at Wide Ruins, Arizona by Sally and William Lippincott. This is easily the finest example we have offered and likely the best example being offered for sale to the public market. The piece appears to have a knot count of approximately 299 to 252 knots per square inch (23x13 to 21x12). The rug measures 35”x49” without the tassels on each corner and 39”x54” with.