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Crystal Navajo Rugs
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JB Moore-type Storm Pattern Rug
$950 63" x35" c. 1999 Hand-spun yarn. Purchased from the weaver at Tuba City, AZ in 1999. Excellent condition; never used. T91676-0311-101  Order pieceJB Moore-type Storm... 
Navajo Crystal JB Moore Plate 19 Variant Textile
$1,250 74.5" x49.5" c.1905 Price lowered from $1,400 to $1,250 per the consigner. This is a great early Crystal weaving. J.B. Moore, who owned the trading post at Crystal, New Mexico from 1897-1911, was a visionary trader who exercised enormous influence over early Navajo rug design. Perhaps his most important innovation was to introduce weavers in his region to Oriental rug patterns. Rather than copying wholesale, the Navajo filtered the new patterns through their own cultural sensibilities and personal design preferences. In the process, they drew out specific concepts and motifs, re-synthesizing them into distinctly Navajo designs. Motifs probably derived from oriental rugs include repeated hook shapes (often called latch hooks) as shown in this weaving, the waterbug shaped like an X with a bar through the middle and, in a small number of weavings, rosettes. An even more lasting and fundamental influence was the concept of a large central motif in one, two or three parts, that covers almost all of the ground between the borders, as shown in this weaving. Even the concept of the border itself, usually in two or three layers with at least one in a geometric pattern, is probably traceable to oriental carpet design. Though introduced in the region around Crystal, these motifs and ideas quickly spread to other areas of the Reservation and are found on many rugs woven throughout the past century. Moores influence on Navajo rugs was not only widespread but of long duration. Designs his weavers developed before 1911 were still being made, virtually unchanged, as late as the 1950s. These oriental-influenced patterns are now known as Early Crystal rugs. Those made at the beginning of the century typically featured aniline red with natural whites, browns and greys, while rugs made from the 1920s on tended to rely even more heavily on a wide range of natural wool colors. In 1911, J. B. Moore published a catalog titled "The Navajo." Mr. Moore was the first Indian trader to produce for distribution an illustrated, color, mail-order catalog featuring 30 designs (called plates) of Navajo rugs that one could choose from. Weavers typically used the design as a basis and made variations to each weaving, making each rug unique. T91001-0311-004 Order pieceNavajo Crystal JB M... 
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Navajo Crystal Storm Pattern Rug
$4,200 85.5" x64.5" circa 1980 Excellent condition. T92038-0810-001 Order pieceNavajo Crystal Stor... 
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Navajo Crystal Textile
$835 60" x40" c.1940 There is some selvage and edge wear on one side of the textile which is visible in the photographs, there are also a few minor stains. T92221-0810-101 Order pieceNavajo Crystal Text... 
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Navajo Double Face Weave Crystal Textile by Bessie Blue Eyes
$195 23" x16.5" circa 1980 Includes original tag from the Heard Museum. T92433-0810-0122 Order pieceNavajo Double Face ... 
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Navajo J. B. Moore Crystal Storm Pattern Plate 28
$475 75" x45" circa 1915 The stains shown will most likely not come out, though the wool has a great feel. This is a great example of J. B. Moore's plate 28. T3054 Order pieceNavajo J. B. Moore ... 
Navajo J.B. Moore Crystal Rug with Spider Woman Crosses - Plate 22 Variation
$885 54" x43" circa 1910 T3005O Order pieceNavajo J.B. Moore C... 
Navajo J.B. Moore Crystal Rug, Plate 27
$5,500 78" x56" c. 1920 Plate number 27 from the J. B. Moore 1911 catalog "The Navajo." T2996 Order pieceNavajo J.B. Moore C... 
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Rare Pair of Navajo Crystal Rugs
$1,350 45" x31" circa 1900 This is a rare opportunity to acquire a matching pair of Navajo weavings. These were acquired from the Ray Dewey Santa Fe collection. The weaving to the left measures 45 by 31 inches. The one on the right measures 44 by 31 inches. Both have velcro on the back and are ready for display. T2976 Order pieceRare Pair of Navajo...
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