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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 9504373, member: 45&quot;]Sorry, I was unable to get to Antiquers due to the site certificate situation until now (thank you, Peter, for fixing it!)</p><p><br /></p><p>2manybooks, thankfully, got here first, and gave the right answer...it&#039;s a well-made copy of a 3rd Phase Navajo Chief&#039;s blanket, evidenced by the fringe on both ends, and the thick outer warp threads. </p><p><br /></p><p>Navajo textiles are never <u>woven</u> with fringe on both ends.&nbsp; They were sometimes <u>added</u> after the rug was taken off the loom, because that was what customers were used to, since the rest of the world uses a different type of loom than the Navajo.&nbsp; The thick warp threads on the edges are necessary to keep the weaving tight and straight, because of the different loom used.&nbsp; And it&#039;s obvious, in this case, that the fringe has been tied off to keep it from unraveling, not added afterwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>No need to find an &quot;expert,&quot; (which are few and far between these days.)&nbsp; Here&#039;s a good website that shows what to look for:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.navajorugrepair.com/fake.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.navajorugrepair.com/fake.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.navajorugrepair.com/fake.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The small booklet <u>Genuine Navajo Rug, How to Tell</u> by Noel&nbsp; Bennett, published by the Indian Arts and Crafts Association, also is a good source for how to tell the difference between a genuine Navajo rug, and a Mexican copy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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