NAVAJO RUG APPRAISAL

We provide both written appraisals, verbal appraisals and authentications. We can evaluate your Navajo rug or blanket by inspecting the actual item or using photos that you send. With 46 years of experience in appraising Navajo and blankets, you can be assured of an accurate identification and unbiased valuation of your rug or Navajo blanket... The Navajo people returned from Bosque Redondo in 1868. While interred, the Navajo had become accustomed to manufactured clothing and new materials for weaving. With most of the Churro sheep herds having been destroyed, they began to use commercially spun wool yarn and machine spun plied cotton string used for warp along with wool from the newly introduced sheep which were Merino cross breeds (14,000 sheep in 1869). The commercial materials, including synthetic dyes, were provided by the newly licensed local trading posts. In 1883 a more purebred Merino breed was introduced... The Navajo Nation: The Navajo Nation and its People.

Also known as: Native American, Navajo, Navajo Nation, Navajo Rug, Navajo Rug Appraisal Co

Primary location: Tucson United States