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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9503919, member: 8267"]From the features I can see, I suspect this is a copy made by a weaver from somewhere in the middle east - Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan. It looks like the fringe is a continuation/finish of the actual warps (at least on 2 sides), and the selvage edge shows 2 thick rows, which indicates bunched warps. Neither of these techniques are characteristic of Navajo weaving. The yarn looks hardspun (thin and tight), more like the yarn seen in kilims. You say the piece is heavy. Does it also feel rather stiff? Navajo yarn is usually softer. The design of stepped triangles in the center is also more reminiscent of kilims.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9503919, member: 8267"]From the features I can see, I suspect this is a copy made by a weaver from somewhere in the middle east - Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan. It looks like the fringe is a continuation/finish of the actual warps (at least on 2 sides), and the selvage edge shows 2 thick rows, which indicates bunched warps. Neither of these techniques are characteristic of Navajo weaving. The yarn looks hardspun (thin and tight), more like the yarn seen in kilims. You say the piece is heavy. Does it also feel rather stiff? Navajo yarn is usually softer. The design of stepped triangles in the center is also more reminiscent of kilims.[/QUOTE]
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