Native American Rug, Navajo Rug/Weaving, ca 1950's #500 SOLD Old_Town_Gallery production of these baskets declined

production of these baskets declined as children were forced into schools that did not teach basket making and older members of the tribe were pressured into other work

Provenance: Manitou Gallery

his bronze "Against the Wind" sold for $5

Russell's Trail of the Iron Horse watercolor (depicting a group of horseback Native Americans contemplating railroad track) sold for $1

not just produced as burial items

Native American Rug, Navajo Rug/Weaving, ca 1950's #500 SOLD Old_Town_Gallery production of these baskets declinedNative American Rug 500. Description: Ca. 1950s, Exceptional tightly woven rug with colorful multi designs. Great condition. 4' 6" x 2' 9" A Brief Social History of Navajo Weaving and a bit of historical context for a popular contemporary collectible There is an ageless beauty to Navajo weaving. Navajo weaving's are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weavings are masterworks, regardless of whose criteria of art is used to judge them. They