The pieces on display at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum feature rich, intense colors. The patterns range from bold, straight lines to complex geometric shapes. They were made for mostly ...

Mark your calendar: November 11 and December 9. Those are the next two dates for Navajo rug auctions at Crownpoint, a dusty village of about 2,000 in northwestern New Mexico. The event, sponsored by ...

WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. Six of ...

Today's topic is Native American rugs, but there is a pressing question to be answered first: What is the difference between a rug and a carpet? Anyone? Anyone? I use them interchangeably, but they ...

The rug looked almost plain, a furry, off-white blotch in a room otherwise filled with richly colored pieces. The intricate patterns of the dozens of other rugs in the fall auction at the Smoki Museum ...

Hank Blair looks for many things when choosing Navajo rugs for the next auction. The experienced trader and auctioneer considers age, patterns and authenticity, banking on his wealth of knowledge that ...