New Navajo Rugs

Pictorial

This landscape shows a scene from everyday traditional life on the Navajo reservation. Handwoven in all-processed wool by Joann Begay, this piece depicts pickup trucks, a double hogan, sheep and cattle, with mountains and a lake in the background.

Burntwater

This rug in the Burntwater style uses the traditional Burntwater palette of muted pastels. This beautiful piece was handwoven by Laura Brown from near Sanders, Arizona.

Moki

This handwoven rug was created by Elouise Tahe from Ganado, Arizona, on the Big Navajo Reservation. Moki rugs are characterized by regular, bold stripes in red, blue, black and other colors.

This design in alternating red and blue is classic Moki, reminiscent of traditional Hopi weavings. Early traders thought these rugs were of Pueblo origin, so called them "Moki", the Hopi word for themselves.

This example is tightly woven, all processed wool.

Four Corners Pictorial

This rug in the tradition of turn-of-the-century pictorials was handwoven by Zenna Begay in Shiprock, New Mexico.

This large, handsome rug in natural tones of the Two Grey Hills palette features a storm pattern center with arrows, Acoma pottery, feathers and Kokopelli, framed by Yei figures in the corners.

Chief Blanket

In a wonderful variation of the traditional Chief Blanket pattern, Ilene Atcitty has created a very soft, beautiful handwoven piece in all processed wool.

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