Navajo Klagetoh Rug, C. 1920s, 82. 5 " X 52 "
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4336562 | Artisan: Navajo |
| Tribal Affiliation: Navjao | Origin: Navajo |
Navajo Klagetoh Rug, c. 1920s, 82.5" x 52"
This textile is in very good condition; one corner shows signs of wear and there are some signs of very minor moth grazing. Acquired from a private collection in Mississippi / Pennsylvania / Arizona.
The owner had inherited a collection from his father and grandfather. The grandfather had attended the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania when it had changed to a military school and no longer an Indian boarding school. He also served during W...orld War I and World War II. He came to the southwest due to his asthma and had connections to the Hopi through his Christian church. He moved to Ganado, Arizona in 1931, and his son (the owner’s father) attended the Ganado high school on the reservation for one year. Afterwards, they moved back to Pennsylvania, and the son finished his senior year. The grandfather owned the Troutman department stores in western Pennsylvania, and the trip to Ganado was a year-long break from the business. The father later enjoyed visiting the southwest again and spent a lot of time in the Canyon de Chelly. In the 1980s, the father and mother retired to Tucson, Arizona. His father worked as an administrator in college student Christian work. In 1990, the owner and his siblings inherited their belongings.
Please reference item T4553.
TheKlagetoh trading post was owned by Juan Lorenzo Hubbell who, by most accounts, wasthe leading trader of the early Navajo Rug Period and owned several tradingposts around the Reservation as well as a large warehouse in the railroad townof Winslow, Arizona. Hubbell’s home and base of operations were at Ganado, Arizona about 50 miles south of Canyon de Chelly. Hubbell guided his weavers bydisplaying paintings of rug patterns he favored. Many of these paintings canstill be seen at the original trading post, now preserved and operated as aNational Historic Site. Weavers around the nearby trading post at Klagetoh oftenworked in the same colors and patterns as Ganado, but reversed the color schemeand used a grey ground with red, white and black central motifs. The Ganado andKlagetoh style Navajo rugs continue to be made to this day and are among themost popular of all Navajo rug designs.
Medicine Man Gallery has been in the AntiqueNative American art business since 1992. We have one of the largest inventories of Antique Native American artfor sale in the country, offering Navajo Rugs and Blankets, American PuebloPottery, Indian Baskets, Hopi Kachinas, Old Pawn Jewelry, Contemporary NativeAmerican Jewelry, and Native American Beadwork, as well as Ethnographic Art, Western Americana, Art of the West and Native American Art. Before purchasing please feel free to contactus with any questions you may have about the condition of this item; we arehappy to provide additional images.
This textile is in very good condition; one corner shows signs of wear and there are some signs of very minor moth grazing. Acquired from a private collection in Mississippi / Pennsylvania / Arizona.
The owner had inherited a collection from his father and grandfather. The grandfather had attended the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania when it had changed to a military school and no longer an Indian boarding school. He also served during W...orld War I and World War II. He came to the southwest due to his asthma and had connections to the Hopi through his Christian church. He moved to Ganado, Arizona in 1931, and his son (the owner’s father) attended the Ganado high school on the reservation for one year. Afterwards, they moved back to Pennsylvania, and the son finished his senior year. The grandfather owned the Troutman department stores in western Pennsylvania, and the trip to Ganado was a year-long break from the business. The father later enjoyed visiting the southwest again and spent a lot of time in the Canyon de Chelly. In the 1980s, the father and mother retired to Tucson, Arizona. His father worked as an administrator in college student Christian work. In 1990, the owner and his siblings inherited their belongings.
Please reference item T4553.
TheKlagetoh trading post was owned by Juan Lorenzo Hubbell who, by most accounts, wasthe leading trader of the early Navajo Rug Period and owned several tradingposts around the Reservation as well as a large warehouse in the railroad townof Winslow, Arizona. Hubbell’s home and base of operations were at Ganado, Arizona about 50 miles south of Canyon de Chelly. Hubbell guided his weavers bydisplaying paintings of rug patterns he favored. Many of these paintings canstill be seen at the original trading post, now preserved and operated as aNational Historic Site. Weavers around the nearby trading post at Klagetoh oftenworked in the same colors and patterns as Ganado, but reversed the color schemeand used a grey ground with red, white and black central motifs. The Ganado andKlagetoh style Navajo rugs continue to be made to this day and are among themost popular of all Navajo rug designs.
Medicine Man Gallery has been in the AntiqueNative American art business since 1992. We have one of the largest inventories of Antique Native American artfor sale in the country, offering Navajo Rugs and Blankets, American PuebloPottery, Indian Baskets, Hopi Kachinas, Old Pawn Jewelry, Contemporary NativeAmerican Jewelry, and Native American Beadwork, as well as Ethnographic Art, Western Americana, Art of the West and Native American Art. Before purchasing please feel free to contactus with any questions you may have about the condition of this item; we arehappy to provide additional images.
