Rugs of the Navajos

A fine collection of antique Navajo rugs will show lovely subtle pinks, green-blues, beige and honey colors, and sage greens.

The Navajos are a vigorous tribe and have doubled their num­ber in recent years. They produce today a great many rugs for market. Most of these commercial rugs are simple geometric designs in natural gray, white and black, with red and some blue.

They are a flat, heavy fabric which is durable and very effective in some rooms. But it is unfortunate that the softer colors of the old rugs are not more frequently used today.