Wool Rug : Exquisite Navajo Wool Rug by Gladys Shepard #1 SOLD

Wool Rug 1. Description: NAVAJO WOOL RUG BY GLADYS SHEPARD:Very finely woven, Navajo wool rug by Gladys Shepard; crafted in the "Burnt water" style patterning and rendered in multi-color muted tones: centering terraced "double-diamonds", flanked by similarly stepped corner elements and with triangle borders; 60" x 41 1/2" (approx.); with certificate from Wind River Gallery, 1991 --------You can see additional Navajo textiles athttps://www.etsy.com/your/shops/CulturalPatina/tools/listings/section:15777760--------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 weavings are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weavings 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 beauti