Vintage Navaj Rug, Navajo Transitional Blanket/Rug with a rare Saltillo Serape Design, ca 1890 - 1900 vintage native american jewelry The neck and head on

The neck and head on the one side served many purposes including as a handle to carry the stool

I never received those rugs

The Danza de los Tecuanes portrays the legend where a wild

They disguised themselves as stones

and even precious stones

Vintage Navaj Rug, Navajo Transitional Blanket/Rug with a rare Saltillo Serape Design, ca 1890 - 1900 vintage native american jewelry The neck and head onThis highly unusual and visual blanket rug was woven from homespun yarns. the white and black are all undyed natura yarns. The red and green in the bold multi diamond central design are commercial aniline dyes. The design elements are heavily influenced by the Classic Mexican saltillo Design of the 19th Century. With the bold central diamond design and the "floating" intermittent accent lines through out the body of the weaving This seemingly