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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 7284301, member: 45"]At first glance, it does appear to look like a Gallup Throw, since it has fringe on one end only. But comparing the ends, it's easy to see where the fringe on the other end has been woven back into the body of the rug, making a different texture to the first couple of inches...proof that it's a Mexican rug, made to look like a Navajo rug.</p><p><br /></p><p>It also looks like the outer warp threads on the sides of the rug are made up of a bundle of 4 or so warp threads, another clue that it is not Navajo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 7284301, member: 45"]At first glance, it does appear to look like a Gallup Throw, since it has fringe on one end only. But comparing the ends, it's easy to see where the fringe on the other end has been woven back into the body of the rug, making a different texture to the first couple of inches...proof that it's a Mexican rug, made to look like a Navajo rug. It also looks like the outer warp threads on the sides of the rug are made up of a bundle of 4 or so warp threads, another clue that it is not Navajo.[/QUOTE]
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