Glenna Bah Hardy - Navajo Wide Ruins Rug, c. 1960s-70s, 75" x 57" - SOLD AS IS

Description

Glenna Bah Hardy - Navajo Wide Ruins Rug, c. 1960s-70s, 75" x 57"
This weaving is in good condition. There is one small hole near a corner, approximately 1/8" in size. There are no signs of moth grazing. There is some minor spotting to the center. The selvage is good and the corners are intact, though they are slightly curled. The warp count is 8, and the weft count is 36, per inch.
Acquired from a private collection in Texas.
Please reference item T5083.
Starting in the 1940s, the owners of the trading post at Wide Ruins, Arizona – Sally and William Lippincott - worked with the weavers in their area to develop highly detailed banded patterns rendered in vegetal dyes. Most Wide Ruins rugs are characterized by very fine, tightly spun yarns and a flat, even weave. They feature the full range of new vegetal colors including soft green, mauve, terra cotta, and pale purple, pink and blue as well as the more common yellow, gold, brown, and tan. Black is rare in Wide Ruins weavings. The designs look like finely rendered, small-scale versions of Chinle and Modern Crystal rugs, and often incorporate narrow bands of the wavy line motif.
Medicine Man Gallery has been in the Antique Native American art business since 1992.
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