Antique Navajo Dine Transitional Eye Dazzler Rug, Circa 1885 - 1895 #vintage mexican jewelry Pakistan near the Afghan Border

Pakistan near the Afghan Border is the gateway to Central Asia and the Himalayas

This fascinating rug shows both a Navajo Dine weaving style/signature as well as a Pueblo style

One of the rarest stools I have found in all my years of collecting

with the upper crossbar representing the sky and the lower one the earth

The stool has clearly been carved without the use of power tools and totally by hand

Antique Navajo Dine Transitional Eye Dazzler Rug, Circa 1885 - 1895 #vintage mexican jewelry Pakistan near the Afghan BorderThis vibrant large size rug displays Saltillo Rio Grande elements and homespun wool with both natural and aniline dyed yarns. The design features two stacked zig zag diamond panels with a jagged sawtooth center dividing line and border elements influenced by the Spanish woven blankets so valued in New Mexico by the weavers of the Rio Grande blankets. The rug is in excellent condition, has a provenance and has been published in an exhibition catalogue