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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 9770299, member: 45&quot;]Depends on what you mean by &quot;Native.&quot;&nbsp; Everyone is &quot;native&quot; to somewhere, somewhere.&nbsp; If you mean is it Native American Indian, it&#039;s not.&nbsp; The Navajo are the only tribe that makes similar rugs, and they use a unique type of loom, which makes it impossible to weave a fringe on both ends.&nbsp; And the hem on the ends is used to hide that fact. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Navajo never hem their rugs, or make a thick outside weft edge, which is used on rugs woven on floor looms (not Navajo looms) to help them keep their shape.&nbsp; It is a sign of a &quot;copy&quot; pretending to be Navajo, when you see the thick outside edge, or a warp made up or 3 or more pieces of yarn, especially when it&#039;s combined with hemmed ends.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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