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8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart
Navajo Dye Charts display samples of plants that are the source for the colors of the vegetal dyes used to dye wool for Navajo weaving. Every Dye Chart is different and the plant samples will vary depending upon the time of the year during which they are harvested. Also, the "rug" being woven will vary in size, design, and color. Some rugs are shown on a scale model of an upright loom, the 'primitive' type used by Navajo weavers.

Craftsperson: Maggie Begay
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8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart by Maggie Begay.

74-DC-816, 8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart: $55.00
Made by: Maggie Begay (unsigned)
Approximate Size of frame: 11.5" wide, 9 3/8" high
Frame color: Medium brown oak.
This piece has a self-leveling picture hanger attached to the back.
Any ripples or wrinkling seen around the frame is due to shrink-wrap.

Dye charts are available with 8 to 16 plants and range in size from 9.5" x 11.5" up to 18" x 24" in finished wood frames. Prices range from $30.00 to $195.00. Frames are assorted in light and dark wood and may or may not have hangers on the back. One can add a nail-on hanger or place them in an easel for easy display. Herb or Medicine Charts showing various herbal medicinal plants used by the Navajo are also available for generally the same sizes and prices. See other pages for details.

Please note that the colors are mostly brighter than shown in these images and the background material is a brighter off-white.

Navajo Dye Chart by Maggie Begay.

Closer view of this 8 plant Dye Chart. Note that pieces of yarn in the weaving extend out to the plant
material that produces the vegetal dye for that color and that the "rug" is actually strung on a miniature loom.
This Dye Chart displays Brown Onion Skin, Gamble Oak Bark, Rabbit Brush, Blue Flower Lupine, Sumac Berries, Mormon Tea, Small Snake Weed, and Juniper Bark.
Samples in other dye charts may be different.

Other Dye Charts may vary somewhat in the plant samples displayed as well as in the colors used in the weaving. If this is a concern to you, please email or call or note any special requests on the order form in the space provided, as other pieces may be available.
Order with confidence as your Satisfaction is Guaranteed.

Item Number: 74-DC-816
(Please Note: The item pictured above is the exact item to be shipped.)
Price: $55.00
S/H: $12.90, includes insurance.

To order this item, use our secure Shopping Cart or contact us.

Another 8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart by Maggie Begay

8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart by Maggie Begay.

74-DC-817, 8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart: $55.00
Made by: Maggie Begay (unsigned)
Approximate Size of frame: 11.5" wide, 9 3/8" high
Frame color: Light brown oak.
This piece has a self-leveling picture hanger attached to the back.
Any ripples or wrinkling seen around the frame is due to shrink-wrap.

Please note that the colors are mostly brighter than shown in these images and the background material is a brighter off-white.

Close-up view of a Navajo Dye Chart by Maggie Begay.

Closer view of this 8 plant Dye Chart.
Note that pieces of yarn in the weaving extend out to the plant material that produces
the vegetal dye for that color and that the "rug" is actually strung on a miniature loom.
This Dye Chart displays Brown Onion Skin, Small Snake Weed, Mormon Tea, Gamble Oak Bark, Rabbit Brush, Rubber Plant, Juniper Misletoe, and Juniper Bark.
Samples in other dye charts may be different.

Other Dye Charts may vary somewhat in the plant samples displayed as well as in the colors used in the weaving. If this is a concern to you, please email or call or note any special requests on the order form in the space provided, as other pieces may be available.
Order with confidence as your Satisfaction is Guaranteed.

Item Number: 74-DC-817
(Please note: Item pictured is the exact item to be shipped)
Price: $55.00
S/H: $12.90, includes insurance.

To order this item, use our secure Shopping Cart or contact us.

Close-up of a sample weaving from another Navajo Dye Chart.

Close-up of 8 Plant Navajo Dye Chart.

Close-up of the "rug weaving" inside the 8 plant Dye Chart.

Navajo Dye Charts display samples of plants that are the source for the colors of the vegetal dyes used to dye wool for Navajo weaving. Every Dye Chart is different and the plant samples will vary depending upon the time of the year during which they are harvested. Also, the "rug" being woven will vary in size, design, and color. Some rugs are shown on a scale model of an upright loom, the 'primitive' type used by Navajo weavers.

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PLEASE NOTE: Orders of multiple items may result in a reduction of the total
amount charged for shipping/handling/insurance that is listed per item.
Any such reduction will occur before charging your credit card.

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