Medicine man gallery specializes in old navajo indian rugs from two grey hills including rugs by master weavers such as daisy tauglechee.
Daisy taugelchee rug.
History of two grey hills.
The tightest weaving we have ever had.
The handspun yarn is so tightly woven it is thinner than sewing thread.
Contact two grey hills.
This tapestry in the two grey hills style is exceptionally fine the weaving has more than ninety wefts and twenty warps per inch and took six miles of yarn to make.
By ernie bulow special to the times.
30 x 47 colors.
In fact a special tapestry section was created at the gallup ceremonials 50 years ago for toadlena weaver daisy taugelchee 1909 1990 who wove upwards of 115 wefts per inch.
World s most famous rug weaver courtesy photo daisy taugelchee poses in front of a painting of one of her classic rugs.
A typical navajo rug has approximately 30 wefts to the linear inch.
A well woven navajo rug will have on average approximately 40 to 50 wefts per linear inch.
Notable weavers past and present would include daisy taugelchee cora curley marilyn john katherine nathaniel and larry nathaniel.
The story behind two grey hills begins in the chuska.
Black white gray and beige.
Daisy taugelchee is widely considered the most talented navajo weaver and spinner who ever lived.
Two grey hills navajo rugs are named as such because the style was developed in and the vast majority of these rugs are still created by weavers from the two grey hills region of the navajo reservation.
She is one of only two legendary master weavers identified in mark winter s the master weavers the us post office honored her in 2004 with a stamp bearing the image of one of her rugs a spectacular 3 column.
The use of finely spun yarn enables some weavers to create very intricate geometric designs.
Master weaver daisy taugelchee 1911 1990 considered to be the most famous of all the navajo weavers.
2010 30 x 23.
Daisy taugelchee world s most famous navajo rug weaver daisy tougelchee was born around 1909 or 1911 and is considered the greatest 20th century navajo weaver winning the gallup ceremonial for 25 years.
A two grey hills from toadlena has an average of 40 50.
Daisy taugelchee 1911 1990 is the most celebrated navajo weaver ever.