46th YEAR ANNIVERSARY
1969-2015
Len Wood's
Indian Territory,
Inc.
Jeff Wood, President
The Nation's largest
selection of Navajo
Rugs, Indian Baskets and Antique
American Indian Art
NEW ADDRESS
Len Wood's
INDIAN TERRITORY
36 Argonaut , Suite 120
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
email:
info@indianterritory.com
phone: (949) 497-5747
orders: (800) 579-0860
(email orders anytime;
phone orders Mon-Fri
11-4 Pacific Time )
GALLERY HOURS
Gallery Open By Appointment Only
Mon-Fri 11-4
Pacific Time
|
|
| |
Navajo Germantown Weavings |
From about 1875 until shortly after 1900, finely spun colorful trade yarn multi-plied was imported from the Germantown Pennsylvania textile mills to the Navajo reservation in New Mexico and Arizona to provide the Navajo with sufficient yarn to weave their blankets. In 1863 Kit Carson and the US Army had decimated the Navajo sheep population as part of the army's "scorched earth" campaign against the Navajo. A decade and more later many Navajo weavers still had few sheep available from which to spin their traditional single-ply handspun wool yarn.
Brightly colored Germantown weavings are too finely woven to use as floor rugs however they are outstanding and eye-catching as wall-hangings and examples are available in a variety of sizes :sampler, single saddle blanket ,childs blanket, full blanket or serape size, large "rug" size . For the last decade or two, Germantowns have ranked among the more popular and collectible of antique Navajo textiles. |
See more Germantowns on these pages:
Navajo Rugs : Pre-1900 : Large (over
5'x7') Large Transitional Weavings
primarily circa 1880-1900
Navajo Rugs : Pre-1900 : Medium (3'x5'
- 5'x7') Transitionals, Early Blankets,
Germantown blankets and serapes
Navajo Rugs : Pre-1900 : Small (under
3'x5') Germantown squares, childs blankets,
early saddle blankets
[photogallery/photo2281/real.htm] |