HISTORIC NAVAJO TRANSI RUG, SPIDER WOMAN CROSS, VARIEGATED YARN, C1910
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HISTORIC NAVAJO TRANSI RUG, SPIDER WOMAN CROSS, BEAUTIFUL VARIEGATED YARN, C1910
NEAT OLD TRANSITIONAL BLANKET/RUG WITH GRAPHIC SPIDER WOMAN CROSSES. MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 39” X 53”.
In Navajo culture, the Spider Woman Cross speaks of deity, duality, benevolence and creation.
"Spider Woman instructed the Navajo women how to weave on a loom which Spider Man told them how to make. The crosspoles were made of sky and earth cords, the wa...rp sticks of sun rays, the healds of rock crystal and sheet lightning. The batten was a sun halo, white shell made the comb. There were four spindles: one a stick of zigzag lightning with a whorl of cannel coal; one a stick of flash lightning with a whorl of turquoise; a third had a stick of sheet lightning with a whorl of abalone; a rain streamer formed the stick of the fourth, and its whorl was white shell." (Navajo Legend)
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NEAT OLD TRANSITIONAL BLANKET/RUG WITH GRAPHIC SPIDER WOMAN CROSSES. MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 39” X 53”.
In Navajo culture, the Spider Woman Cross speaks of deity, duality, benevolence and creation.
"Spider Woman instructed the Navajo women how to weave on a loom which Spider Man told them how to make. The crosspoles were made of sky and earth cords, the wa...rp sticks of sun rays, the healds of rock crystal and sheet lightning. The batten was a sun halo, white shell made the comb. There were four spindles: one a stick of zigzag lightning with a whorl of cannel coal; one a stick of flash lightning with a whorl of turquoise; a third had a stick of sheet lightning with a whorl of abalone; a rain streamer formed the stick of the fourth, and its whorl was white shell." (Navajo Legend)
Everything guaranteed as stated. Shipping includes full insurance. Please check out my many other quality auctions. Thank you!
