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New Year, New Rug Auctions, New Rugs to Admire

February 20, 2012 | 1

Tempe, AZ  I attended my first rug auction of the year last Saturday. The Friends of Hubbell teamed with R.B. Burnham Native Auctions for an event benefiting the Arizona State Museum and Friends of Hubbell and held in conjunction with the Southwest Indian Fair.  The money raised will help to provide scholarship funds for Native…

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Let’s Go To The Crownpoint Rug Auction!

August 11, 2011 | 1

Tempe, AZ  I just got home from a class in Window Rock, but I think that the weavers bringing their rugs to the Crownpoint Rug Auction could probably use all the support that they can get this month.  That’s right, I’m going to Crownpoint tomorrow.  One look at the picture collage above will show you…

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Crownpoint, December 2010

December 13, 2010

Crownpoint, NM This month’s Crownpoint Rug Auction was well attended by buyers and weavers.  While not all of the rugs were sold, an estimated 75% of them did.  The Spider Rock Girls had a booth in the crowded hallway outside the auction and reported that they sold everything that they brought, but most went for…

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An Early Ye’i Bi Chei Weaving

July 30, 2008

The handsome weaving above was offered at the Smoki Museum Navajo rug auction last weekend.  It’s the earliest depiction of a Ye’i Bi Chei dancer that I’ve seen and I thought you might enjoy a look at it too.  It dates to the late 1890’s or early 1900’s and is done in the style of…

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Smoki Museum Rug Auction

July 26, 2008

Today, I was at the Smoki Museum auction in Prescott, AZ.  Although this auction features quite a few vintage rugs, the Spider Rock Girls also consigned some of their recent weavings and sold most of them.  After the auction, I got a nice picture of them with trader and auctioneer Bruce Burnham.  From left in…

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Weaving in Beauty is dedicated to expanding the appreciation and knowledge of the textiles of what is now the southwestern United States. We offer cleaning, repair and appraisal of flatwoven textiles and we coordinate classes in fiber techniques to help others learn.

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