Ilene Begay Navajo Rug

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Ilene begay navajo rug. Nizhoni ranch gallery is one of the top online sellers of antique and contemporary navajo rugs navajo blankets native american jewelry baskets pottery and more. We are next door to bill malone trading across the street from city electric shoes and leather shop and one block south of richardson s trading. Her grandmother mary begay taught her how to weave and her aunt sara begay taught her the crystal design. This is the largest american indian reservation in the country some 16 million acres with more than 350 000 navajos.
A centuries old tradition all of our rugs are woven by navajo weavers most of whom live traditionally on the navajo reservation located across arizona new mexico and utah. Navajo rugs are highly sought after hand woven textiles that can command a high price. Frances started weaving in 1982 when she was 26 years old. From the inception of weavi.
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She used to chase me away begay said recalling how she used to observe her mother create rug designs. One day she didn t even notice i wove about an inch of her rug begay said. My grandma thought i could carry on what she taught me. Bernice largo chief rug navajo handwoven 48 x 28 740 00.
22 003 likes 16 talking about this. Weaving makes me think of tradition and. However it is not uncommon to find sellers who use the term. Weaving in beauty has found a brick and mortar home at 233 w.
Your source for authentic navajo weavings jewelry and more. 25 off store wide sale. Begay s tendency to observe her mother s work didn t stop at weaving she took it a step further when she caught sight of her mother s old sewing machine. Master navajo rug weavers.