Navajo Indian Framed Rug Sampler Dye Chart Item#762767 Click to view additional photos4 
The Navajo Indian weavers were encouraged to experiment with native plant dyes and to document the recipes during the 1930s and 40s by Sally and Bill Lippincott at the Chinle Trading Post. One of the Navajo ladies was Mabel Burnside Myers, daughter of famed silversmith John Burnside. As a way to preserve the samples of plant colors, she created a dye chart with plant dyed wool connecting the plants to a small weaving loom and rug sample, under framed glass. Taken up by her daughter-in-law, Rose Myers, in the 1970s, Rose continues to supply us with this pretty wall art. She gathers the plant material around the Reservation, then boils the wool in the solution. After that she spins the wool and makes a tiny loom on which she starts a small textile with each color strand going out to the plant. Displayed on combed white sheep wool and framed under glass. Signed by Rose Myer. Dimensions of the frame are 12 1/2" by 15 1/2" and features twelve plants and a sample rug on a loom. Buyer pays $15.00 for shipping. Retail price $85.00 |
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