Handknotted Native American Germantown Navajo Rug 4'8" x 7'9" #20764

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DESCRIPTION: Germantown Navajo rugs are a striking chapter in Navajo weaving history, created between the 1870s and early 1900s using commercially spun and dyed wool yarns imported from Germantown, Pennsylvania. These yarns were brightly colored, factory-dyed, and exceptionally fine, allowing Navajo weavers to craft pieces with intricate detail and vibrant, synthetic colors rarely seen in earlier works. Germantown rugs often feature bold geometric patterns, vivid reds, greens, blues, and purples, and are admired for their tight weave and artistic experimentation. Many were woven as serapes or wearing blankets, rather than floor coverings, and today they’re considered highly collectible for their beauty, rarity, and historical significance.