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My team and I are here to offer you nothing but valid pieces of information regarding rugs and carpets. We want to make the site you want to be in for everything you would like to know about rugs and carpets. Our concern is to provide information on things facts and figures that dictate your decisions regarding the rug you use and buy. Medicine Man Gallery specializes in authentic Navajo rugs and Navajo blankets including early Classic Navajo Blankets, Chiefs Blankets, Transitional Blankets and Navajo weavings from Ganado, Two Grey Hills, Teec Nos Pos, Crystal, Toadalena, Bisti, Chinle, Wide Ruins, Burntwater, Coal Mine Mesa, Crystal, Germantown, Klagetoh, Nazlini, and Teec Nos Pos. Navajo rugs and blankets can be divided into four periods: Classic Period, 1650-1868, Late Classic Period, 1865-1880, Transitional Period, 1868,1895, Rug Period, 1895-Present.

Typical prices for these textiles range from $40 to $50, as of publication. The only other authentic Navajo rugs that feature fringe are Germantown rugs. These rare antique rugs have fringe that was added on after the weaving process was completed.

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The Spanish introduced the longer than wide serape form that was easier to make on European-style looms. Mantas and serapes were generally used in the same way: wrapped around the shoulders with one long edge turned over as a “collar.” However, mantas also were used by women as wrap-around dresses. Serapes only rarely had a slit in the middle for the head which made them ponchos. Navajo weavers made both the manta and serape styles during the eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries along with shirts, dresses, breechcloths, and sashes.

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This article provides a brief history on Navajo weaving. This article is by Dr. J. and explains the history, styles and terminology of authentic Navajo blankets, rugs, and rugs. Mark Sublette, CEO at Medicine Man Gallery. This article is by Dr. J. Mark Sublette talks about Navajo rugs, from the 1920s through the present. He also discusses history and regional and trading post styles like Navajo Crystal and Wide Ruins. This article will discuss the exemplary authentic Navajo Blankets featured in Masterpieces from the Loom 2011, an exhibit at Medicine Man Gallery. The article will discuss Navajo Chiefs blankets, transitional blankets and Germantown pictorials as well as other early Navajo blanket designs.

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This is a banded rug. The design could be called either a Chinle, or an Eyedazzler depending on who is looking.

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Simple geometric embellishments can be found on the edges and serrated or stair-steppeddiamonds, crosses, zigzags, and simple geometric shapes can be found in thecorners outside the central design. There is usually a dark outside border.These rugs can be quite large. The origin for the Ganado rug is the town of Gando, Arizona which is in thegeographic center of the Navajo Reservation where the famous Hubbell TradingPost stands today. Klagetoh rugs are similar to Ganado rugs. The background,however, is grey. The center design is usually an elongated diamond with black,white, and red colors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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As soon as your order ships, you will receive an email with tracking info and then following emails with shipping updates.
We accept all major credit or debit cards. You can also pay with your PayPal account.
Just send us an email with your order number and we’ll send you instructions.  We will give you a full refund within the first 60 days after your order ships out.  After that, we have to charge a 25% restocking fee. You are responsible for return shipping fees unless you are swapping for a different design or size.
Yes! We can ship anywhere in the world. Please send us an email with your address before placing an order outside of the US and Canada though. We need to partially charge you for shipping when you place your order.
All of our rugs are made to order and go through a rigorous inspection process. You can typically expect your rug to be shipped 2 weeks from when you make your purchase.
We find rug pads are not necessary to protect your flooring. However, some people choose to use rug pads to prevent their rug from sliding around.