A
Navajo family with a
loom, required for making
Navajo rugs near Old Fort Defiance,
New Mexico, 1873. Navajo
textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for over 150 years. Traditional Navajo weaving used upright looms with no moving parts and support poles made from
wood, as shown here.
Steel pipe is more common today.
Photo credit: Timothy H. O'Sullivan