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EXCEPTIONAL NAVAJO TWO GREY HILLS RUG WITH ORIGINAL BOULDER, COLOADO GALLERY TAG

EXCEPTIONAL NAVAJO TWO GREY HILLS RUG WITH ORIGINAL BOULDER, COLOADO GALLERY TAG

$ 290.39

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Origin: SW United States
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Artisan: Unknown
  • Modified Item: No
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Excellent original and unrestored condition. Natural handspun colors bright on both sides. Selvage and tassels intact. Ready to display. Please see condition statement below.

    Description

    EXCEPTIONAL NAVAJO TWO GREY HILLS RUG WITH ORIGINAL BOULDER, COLOADO GALLERY TAG
    Beautiful vintage Navajo Rug with handspun wool in dark brown, light brown and white.
    Measures approximately 28” x 40”.  Mid 20th C.  Fresh to the market.
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    IN
    an effort to assist Buyers with understanding the way I describe the condition of Navajo weavings that I’m selling on ebay, I spoke with Navajo textile author and expert Tyrone Campbell about his ‘Classification Categories for Condition’ that he first published in his NEWSLETTER in 1981.
    After discussing with him that we may have to tweak it a bit because its been 40 years since it was originally comprised and has gotten nearly impossible to find weavings in excellent, let alone mint condition these days, I concluded, what the hell, why mess with a good thing.  It’s a standard worth sticking to!  So here it is as originally written (and with permission to reprint from Tyrone, July 2020).
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    “CLASSIFICATION
    CATEGORIES
    FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL CONDITION
    FRAGMENT:           Any portion of an entire weaving.
    DETERIORATED:  Heavily damaged, warps exposed, selvage missing, large holes, serious fading or running, corners or areas missing.
    AVERAGE:               Shows floor wear or small holes, some selvage damage, very minor bleeding, etc.
    GOOD:                      Above average classification may still show use, but not broken warps.  In some cases a very small hole or two or a minor selvage break or two is acceptable.
    EXCELLENT:           No holes, no bleeding or fading, no exposed warps or serious selvage damage.
    MINT:                        This classification means that the textile is in pristine condition.
    NOTE:  In the case of rare weavings we will up-grade the condition classification from Average to Good or from Good to Excellent, but in no case to Mint or from Deteriorated to Average condition.”
    From THE TYRONE D. CAMPBELL NEWSLETTER, Published at Albuquerque, N.M., 1981.
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