Navajo Red Ganado Square Rug - Betty Gilmore (#1)
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Ganado Squared
37" x 47 1/4"
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Rich reds are what come to mind when considering “Ganado Red”
weavings, a classic Navajo rug style popularized by trader John Lorenzo
Hubbell. Named for the small Navajo community of Ganado where in 1878
Hubbell founded his first trading post, this style of Navajo rug has
become one of the most popular and enduring of all Navajo weavings.
A Navajo Ganado rug is first identified by its red background which
can range from a bright crimson to a deep maroon. Typically, a
serrated diamond or double diamond design is executed in a variety of
greys, black and white with brown being used on occasion. The edges of
the central design may include additional attached geometric design
elements. Stair steps, crosses or other geometric shapes are placed in
the remaining background space and corners of the Ganado rug with the
entire area of the rug enclosed by a dark border.
The best
way to differentiate a Ganado rug from its similar cousin, the Klagetoh
weaving is to focus on the background color. A classic Ganado weaving
will have a red background whereas the predominant background color for
a Klagetoh rug is grey.
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Related legends:
Weaving
After the
medicine woman told the people about the prayersticks she told them that there
was a place in the underworld where two rivers crossed. It was called ni tqin'kae
tsosi, fine fiber cotton (Indian hemp). There were two persons who brought the
seed of that plant, they were spiders. They said that the people were to use the
plant instead of skins for their clothing. So this seed was planted in the earth? More about this legend
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