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Message:: [QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1069187, member: 45"]If you can find a copy, an excellent reference (with only 35 pages, more a booklet than a book) is Genuine Navajo Rug, How to Tell by Noel Bennett, published in 2000 by Filter Press, in cooperation with the Indian Arts and Crafts Association.  It was originally published by the Maxwell Museum and the Navajo Tribe, so you may be able to find one of those. It clearly explains and illustrates the difference between an authentic Navajo rug and an imitation made in Mexico (which may look the same from a distance, or in a photo).  It includes information not found in the more expensive books, presumably because it is assumed people interested in Navajo weaving already know what to look for, or possibly because some of the books were written before the Mexican copies flooded the market in the 1970s/1980s. For novice collectors, this should be the very first purchase, because of its concise and helpful information.[/QUOTE]