This Hopi, broadface sash is in vibrant condition, with evidence of having been worn and danced in. A tag is attached to the sash reading: Broadface sash made in 1940. Given to Thomas Takala when he turned 18 years old. Thomas is now 70 years old. The owner’s name “Takala” is written in ink on […]
This is an exceptional example of a Pueblo Manta with diagonal twill in the body and diamond twill on the upper and lower, blue borders. What makes this so great is the richness of color of the natural brown weft and the indigo blue weft. The browns have a fair amount of red in them […]
This blanket has a classic period layout with diamond centers and outer diamonds going towards the ends. The hand spun wool sets the background with red. The diamonds and undulating bands are done in orange, purple, tan, and carded gray. The nine crosses are white hand spun yarns with orange on each upper and lower […]
This is a particularly beautiful Rio Grande blanket with the simple (yet complex!) banding of unusually light indigo blue. The wool is soft and supple churro with the white being a creamy golden off white. There is some restoration along the sides. This blanket is in great condition considering its early age.
The scene on this small colcha appears to show a variety of Western features of the Southwest. A Native woman with a feather headdress, a group of settlers on foot and on horse, and a cover wagon with a driver led by two horses all on a Western landscape background. The woman with the headdress […]
This contemporary colcha is by Elaine Graves, an artist that has descended from several generations of colcha makers within New Mexico. This one is titled Mountain Poppies and is signed on the back and dated April 2026.
This is a wonderful saddle blanket woven double, so the colors reverse from front to back. This makes it thicker and more sturdy. The wool is likely churro, very smooth with parallel fibers. The dark brown, gray and white yarns alternate in a twill like pattern for the body, that I don’t believe is twill. […]
This is a very finely woven Navajo wearing blanket. It is very soft and supple, about as cozy as a blanket gets! The white background and the red bands are all home spun churro wool on a wool warp. The deep brown, thin bands are a mix of deep purple and purple/brown and they appear […]
This is a classic Hopi wearing blanket in the Moki pattern of alternating fine bands of brown and deep blue. The wool is soft and is likely churro. There are no sectional lines (lazy lines) and no corner tassel embellishments (qualities both indicative of Navajo weaving). The corners only have the warp and weft selvage […]
This is an unusual and very attractive Navajo child’s sized blanket. Handspun white churro wool makes up the background. The same wool is dyed red, orange and indigo blue to create the design elements. The top and the bottom have a series of natural, brown churro wool bands alternating with reds and indigo blue. These […]
