NAVAJO TWO PIECE DRESS

Description

NAVAJO  TWO PEICE DRESS
SIZE:   22"  X   44"
AGE:     ESTIMATED CIRCA  -  CONTEMPORAY
CONDITION:     EXCELLENT
THIS DRESS REPR
ESENTS THE NATURE OF THE NAVAJO NATION AND ITS PEOPLE
THE HIGHLY VISABLE ALTERNATIVE  INDIGO BLUE - BRIGHT RED COLORS
BANDED BY DOMINATE WHITE AND BLACK END/EDGE STRIPES
PROVIDE A BOLD STATEMENT
THE NAVAJO CULTURE WOMEN TRADITIONALLY WORE THE DRESS
TWO PIECES TIED AT THE SHOUDERS
ACCOMPANIED WITH A SASH / BELT AT THE WAIST
NAVAJO TEXTILES WERE ORIGINALLY UTILITARIAN BLANKETS
USED AS CLOTHING - DRESSES - SADDLE BLANKETS
TOWARDS THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY
WEAVERS BEGAN TO MAKE RUGS FOR TOURISM AND EXPORT
NAVAJO PEOPLE OF THE FOUR CORNERS AREA OF THE UNITED STATES
MADE NAVAJO RUGS AND CONTINUE TO USE LOOMS
CONTAINING ACTUAL " WARP " THREADS
THESE TEXTILES ARE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE BUY THE " FUZZY " THICK " WEFT " CORDS
HAND WOVEN FROM SPUN WOOL OF AVAILABLE SHEEP
EACH NAVAJO RUG IS ALL HAND WOVEN ON A TRADITIONAL UPRIGHT LOOM
NAVAJO PEOPLE LEARNED TO WEAVE FROM SPIDER WOMAN
THE FIRST LOOM WAS MADE OF SKY AND EARTH CORDS
WITH WEAVING TOOLS
SUNLIGHT - LIGHTING - WHITE SHELLS AND CRYSTALS
ANTHROPOLOGISTS SPECULATE THE NAVAJO PEOPLE LEARNED TO WEAVE FROM PUEBLO PEOPLE CIRCA 1650
CONDITION:
ANY CONDITION STATEMENT IS PROVIED AS A COURTESY / ESTIMATE
THE OPINION OF THE SELLER
THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A STATEMENT OF ABSOLUTE FACT
NOTE:               TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NO CONTAMINATION
PET EXPOSURE OR SMOKING CONTAMINATION
CONDITION:         OK     GOOD     BETTER
BEST
SIZE:                     22"  x   42"
WEIGHT:               8 POUNDS
BUYER PAYS ACTUAL  MAILING - POSTAGE AND  SHIPPING  CHARGES / COSTS
MINIMUM HANDLING / PACKING CHARGE
ESTIMATED $ 25.00
SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE