Lot 390
Vintage Navajo Double Saddle Blanket and Two Samplers. Very handsome vintage Navajo woven double saddle blanket 30 x 50" (1930s -40s). Excellent piece tight weave, in traditional design with only a dime sized puncture, easily repairable in second white snowflake, and some scattered lazy lines. Also, two striking textiles, early 20th century samplers of Yei Navajo textile weaving, both with tight weave, created by young tribe members learning the old ways. One of two Kachinas 15 x 14" with vegetable dyed yarns and the other a traditional storm design 16 x 19". Both exhibit very minor soiling from display and age. Estimated Value $600 - 800
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