Vintage Navaj Rug, Navajo Transitional Blanket/Rug with a rare Saltillo Serape Design, ca 1890 - 1900 vintage native american jewelry A large antique hand-hammered and

A large antique hand-hammered and hand-riveted metal metal pot with hand-forged chain used for lifting water from wells

I had seen the bowls in a local village and due to the language barrier I did not understand they were stone but thought they were fired ceramic

and even precious stones

To create some of these bracelets

The neck and head on the one side served many purposes including as a handle to carry the stool

Vintage Navaj Rug, Navajo Transitional Blanket/Rug with a rare Saltillo Serape Design, ca 1890 - 1900 vintage native american jewelry A large antique hand-hammered andThis highly unusual and visual blanket rug was woven from homespun yarns. the white and black are all undyed natura yarns. The red and green in the bold multi diamond central design are commercial aniline dyes. The design elements are heavily influenced by the Classic Mexican saltillo Design of the 19th Century. With the bold central diamond design and the "floating" intermittent accent lines through out the body of the weaving This seemingly