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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9501303, member: 8267&quot;]It wants to be, and copies basic elements of the traditional designs, but I don&#039;t think it is Navajo made. It certainly is not a 19th century chief&#039;s blanket.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the edges&nbsp; - there are no side cords, and it looks like there are bundles of warps at the edge. See how the thickness of the warp is greatest at the outer edge, decreasing as you move into the middle of the textile? This indicates bundles of warps, which is characteristic of Mexican weaving. If you can spread the wefts to look at the warps, you can probably see the bundles.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]449151[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also don&#039;t like the technique of the vertical color change. In Navaho weaving, each line of weft alternates with the other color, interlocking around a single warp. On this textile, several lines of weft are bunched together, forming little triangles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The warp selvage is not correct, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have not already, you should buy a copy of Noel Bennet&#039;s little booklet - <u>Genuine Navajo Rug: How to Tell</u>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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