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Navajo Rug Glossary

Every week or two we will post a few definitions of Navajo rug terms.  Some of these Navajo rug terms are more common than others and some are terms that are used primarily by Indian arts dealers.  The information on this page is designed to be helpful to the owner or purchaser of Navajo rugs and will include the author's interpretations and explanations in the attempt to clarify the often confusing world of Indian arts and Navajo rugs.

 
  • Yei bicheii (Yei be chei)   A dancer or dancers portraying the Navajo deities.  Also a rug having a design of Yeibechai dancers.
  • Yei    The Holy People of the Navajo belief system.  Also refers to a rug with a design depicting a Yei deity.
  • Saltillo Serape     Intricately patterned and very colorful serapes woven in Northern Mexico.  The designs of these weavings influenced and shared the style of the Rio Grande blankets which influenced the designs of Navajo weavings primarily in the last third of the 19th century.  Saltillo serapes were woven by Tlaxcalan Indians beginning in the early seventeenth century.  Saltillo style weavings are still being made today.

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