A Beautiful Double Loom with Navajo Two Grey Hills Weaving Samples, #1750 SOLD

A Beautiful Double Loom with Navajo Two Grey Hills Weaving Samples #1750Description: Comprised of a double loom formed from a natural wood branch, with two Two Grey Hills wool weaving samples attached as well as various miniature tools and implements, such as a spindle with wool, weaver's comb and batten, and two wooden pots with balls of wool. Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Diné.Dimensions: 15.75" H x 20.375" W x 5.375" DCondition: Overall good condition with dust accumulation and wear commensurate with age and use.A Brief Social History of Navajo Weaving and a bit of historical context for a popular contemporary collectibleThere is an ageless beauty to Navajo weaving. Navajo weaving's are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weaving's are masterworks, regardless of whose criteria of art is used to judge them. They are evocative, timeless portraits which, like all good art, transcend time and space. Navajo weaving has captured the imagination of many not only because they are b