Sandpainting Navajo rugs - sacred Navajo rug
Navajo rugs, blankets and weavings

The Sandpainting Navajo rug is a unique Navajo weaving, taken from traditional sacred drypainting drawings. Given that the design is often on the diagonal, it is an extremely difficult Navajo rug to weave. These Navajo rugs are usually square in shape, unbordered, and backgrounds are typically tan with brighter, multiple colors composing the detailed designs. Figures and objects in this Navajo rug design are integral to the story, and imitating the drypainting, the Sandpainting illustration can be viewed from any of the four sides. Favorite themes in contemporary Sandpainting Navajo rugs are the Whirling Log, Shooting Chant, Water Creatures, and Earth Creatures.

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