From shearing the sheep to spinning the wool to weaving the pattern, Navajo weaver Lola Cody spent almost two years making the rug that won Best of Show at this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market. She said ...

Mark your calendar: November 11 and December 9. Those are the next two dates for Navajo rug auctions at Crownpoint, a dusty village of about 2,000 in northwestern New Mexico. The event, sponsored by ...

Today's topic is Native American rugs, but there is a pressing question to be answered first: What is the difference between a rug and a carpet? Anyone? Anyone? I use them interchangeably, but they ...

Hank Blair looks for many things when choosing Navajo rugs for the next auction. The experienced trader and auctioneer considers age, patterns and authenticity, banking on his wealth of knowledge that ...

When a woman wants to retire from a long and distinguished career so she can enjoy being a grandma, that usually doesn’t qualify as big news. But when that woman is Ruby Hubbard, master weaver at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Navajo rug specialist Ben Leroux visits Santa Fe next month for its famed American Indian and Spanish collectibles markets, he anticipates finding an ...

WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. Six of ...

In a sunlit room on the Navajo Nation, the rhythmic clack of wooden shuttles carries a story centuries old. An elder weaver's hands move with calm precision, guiding strands of dyed wool into patterns ...

A colored photo of a southwestern rug practically jumped off the page of the Pueblo Chieftain classifieds in July and early August. The headline advertised a “rare” and “must-see” textile. The rug had ...

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