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1930s Authentic Vintage Ganado Red Traditional Navajo Rug Hand Woven Wool Rug

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93" x 53" or 7' 9" x 4' 5"
A gorgeous piece of history, a solid investment. These rugs are truly one-of-a-kind collector’s items! They are amazing!

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The four authentic, hand-woven Navajo Indian Rugs were originally purchased together from a trading post in Scottsdale back in the 1930s by Adam Emory Albright. Albright was a painter who traveled to the southwest to capture large scenes of southwest living including Native Americans and Camelback Mountain, where he fell in love with the southwest. Adam Emory Albright's trip to Camelback Mountain in a memoir he wrote, entitled ‘For Art’s Sake,’ is a charming little peak at desert life in Phoenix back in the 1930s. In the excerpt he tells some funny stories of the Phoenix trip when he purchased the rugs with his young granddaughter painting large canvases at the base of Camelback Mountain amid jumping cactus, desert rats, and an Indian horse.

He purchased four rugs on a trip to Phoenix back in the early 1930s and brought them back to his home. After many years he passed the rugs along to his son, and from there they went to his great granddaughter, Joy, from whom our supplier purchased the rugs. Joy decided to sell them because of tough times.

Each rug is a true one-of-a-kind and a highly collectible work of hand-made Native American art. These rugs were made the traditional, old-fashioned way, spun by hand and masterfully created from genuine wool. They have been given exceptional details and unique designs. The gorgeous southwestern Indian designs were created from hand-carded wool colored with dyes made from natural vegetation indigenous to the Navajo Indian Reservation. Each rug is in great condition and for 1930s rugs they're amazing. The rug pictured below has just a few light stains here and there that could easily be cleaned. Our supplier doesn’t clean artwork, but this rug could be restored to an even nicer condition. The buyer at the Heard Museum, Bruce, estimates the four rugs as a whole to be valued at $8,875. Call to make an offer at 480 588-1365.

Since the downturn and stock crash, economists have said the only things that are still a safe investment right now are wine and collectible artwork. This genuine 1930s hand-woven Native American artwork with full history and chain of ownership is absolutely better than money in the bank at this point.

The Dine' (or Navajo) People are a unique group of American Indians still living the traditional way of life throughout the four corners region of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo people have returned to the original name, the Dine' (pronounced di-nay'h), given to them by their holy people. The Dine' land (a.k.a. Navajo Reservation) on top of Oak Creek Canyon is the largest reservation established for the Dine', covering about 25,000 sq. miles of land, and is located in parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado.

We understand the true value and nature of hand-crafted Indian art. We recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. To insure you that this is authentic, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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SKU	0004-RUG-ALBRIGHT
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Price $8,875.00