Zapotec Indian Wool Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #773977

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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Geanita John Navajo Pictorial Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Pre 2000: item #769602

Wonderful pictorial of a Navajo Indian rug weaver seated at her loom with a view of her hogan, sheep and the desert. Everything is blooming! Note how you can see through the warps of her weaving.

Woven by Geanita John, daughter of the famous pictorial weaver Isabel John, this mint condition textile was purchased from the Museum of Northern Arizona at their Navajo Art Show in 1994. It even won a green ribbon for honor... Click for details

Navajo Indian Framed Medicine Plants

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #762769

Framed plants with a yarn "Wedding Basket" make up the Medicine Chart. Each of the eight dried native plants with its name in Navajo has a written explanation of healing properties employed by the Indians.

The frame is 9 1/2" by 12", can hang or will sit on a table top.

Created by Navajo Indian Rose Myer who also makes the vegetal dye charts. ... Click for details

Navajo Indian Framed Rug Sampler

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #762767

The Navajo Indian weavers were encouraged to experiment with native plants and to document the recipes during the 1930s and 40s by Sally and Bill Lippincott at the Chinle Trading Post. One of the Navajo ladies was Mabel Burnside Myers, daughter of famed silversmith John Burnside. As a way to preserve the samples of plant colors, she created a dye chart with plant dyed wool connecting the plants to a small weaving loom and rug sample, under framed glass. ... Click for details

Navajo Indian Natural Dyes Rug Loom Sampler

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #762765

The Navajo Indian weavers were encouraged to experiment with native plants and to document the recipes during the 1930s and 40s by Sally and Bill Lippincott at the Chinle Trading Post. One of the Navajo ladies was Mabel Burnside Myers, daughter of famed silversmith John Burnside. As a way to preserve the samples of plant colors, she created a dye chart with plant dyed wool connecting the plants to a small weaving loom sample, under framed glass. ... Click for details

Contemporary Design Zapotec Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #761890

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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Fancy Weave Zapotec Indian Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #761888

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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Small Light Green Zapotec Indian Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #761887

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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Deep Red Small Zapotec Indian Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #761878

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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Deep Green Zapotec Indian Rug

Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Textiles. Contemporary: item #761877

Pretty handspun wool rug, hand loomed by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs are descendants of the Maya Indians, who were weaving with native cotton and fibers when Cortez arrived with sheep. They are famous for their pretty and functional wool textiles. The Zapotec weavers use a European loom, handspun native wool and aniline and vegetal dyes.

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