1930's Authentic Vintage Traditional Navajo Hand Woven Wool Rug - 4-1/3' x 3'

These rugs are amazing! 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. 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 we received 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 and a very small hole (in pictures below). We don't clean artwork, but this rug could be restored to an even nicer condition. This rug is a true one of a kind collectors item! It is 52" x 38" or about 4 feet 4 inches by 3 feet 2 inches.. Call to make an offer.

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. A gorgeous piece of history and a solid investment.

To read more about Adam Emory Albright's trip to Camelback mountain in his own words from a memoir he wrote, click the following link. Click Here!.. The memoir, entitled "For Arts Sake", is a charming little peak at desert life in Phoenix back in the 1930's. In the excerpt he tells some funny stories of the Phoenix trip when he purchased the rugs with his young granddaughter (Joy's Mom) - painting large canvases at the base of Camelback Mountain amid jumping cactus, desert rats, and an Indian horse.

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 (aka 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. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC

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Click a picture below to see the rest of the Albright collection!