Native American, Vintage Navajo Biil Dress, Ca 1982, #1242 SOLD
$ 2,000.00
Native American, Vintage Navajo Biil Dress, Ca 1982, #1242
Description: #1242 Native American, Vintage Navajo Biil Dress, Ca 1982,
Dimensions: 75" x 20"
Condition: Excellent for its age
Provenance: Gila River Arts & Crafts, Adobe Trading Post, Tucson, Az.
The biil dress is actually still worn by Navajo girls and women for special occasions like graduations and weddings. It is made of two panels that have been stitched together, with arm and neck holes left open. Navajo dresses are woven in the same style as a rug would be, but they are often more finely woven. They primarily produced by Navajo weavers either for their own use and to sell to other Navajos–they are not a commercial item like most Navajo rugs. (Source: Charley's Rugs)
Description: #1242 Native American, Vintage Navajo Biil Dress, Ca 1982,
Dimensions: 75" x 20"
Condition: Excellent for its age
Provenance: Gila River Arts & Crafts, Adobe Trading Post, Tucson, Az.
The biil dress is actually still worn by Navajo girls and women for special occasions like graduations and weddings. It is made of two panels that have been stitched together, with arm and neck holes left open. Navajo dresses are woven in the same style as a rug would be, but they are often more finely woven. They primarily produced by Navajo weavers either for their own use and to sell to other Navajos–they are not a commercial item like most Navajo rugs. (Source: Charley's Rugs)
