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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 8331954, member: 45"]The only Native American Indian tribe that weaves rugs, is the Navajo, and they use a unique loom and weaving technique that makes their rugs identifiable. It is physically impossible to weave a rug with fringe on both ends on a Navajo loom.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other ways to tell if a rug is an authentic Navajo, or a foreign import, but that is the main feature to look for. If it was woven with fringe on both ends, it's not Navajo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 8331954, member: 45"]The only Native American Indian tribe that weaves rugs, is the Navajo, and they use a unique loom and weaving technique that makes their rugs identifiable. It is physically impossible to weave a rug with fringe on both ends on a Navajo loom. There are other ways to tell if a rug is an authentic Navajo, or a foreign import, but that is the main feature to look for. If it was woven with fringe on both ends, it's not Navajo.[/QUOTE]
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