Navajo woolen blanket with bright colored geometric designs typical of the Navajo. Women spin the wool from sheep, dye the threads with vegetable dyes and then weave them on a loom. Navajo rug are used as blankets and wall hangings

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Navajo woolen blanket with bright colored geometric designs typical of the Navajo. Women spin the wool from sheep, dye the threads with vegetable dyes and then weave them on a loom. Navajo rug are used as blankets and wall hangings

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