The Navajo

Moore, J. B. (John Bradford), 1855-1926 · 1911 · Crystal, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico : J.B. Moore · 11 pictures

A 1911 photographic study of Navajo textiles published by trader J. B. Moore at Crystal on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico, aimed at collectors and those interested in Indigenous weaving. The four plates show rugs with bold geometric patterns in red, black, grey and cream, with stepped borders, diamond motifs and cross forms that a designer could draw on for graphic pattern work.

Navajo textile fabrics · Indian textile fabrics -- North America

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