Current Feature N° 001 · Oct 2026
Properly framing a Navajo textile preserves its integrity and enhances its display. Learn essential methods, materials, and considerations for archival.
A short folio of three pieces we’ve been thinking about this week — with provenance notes and the questions still open.
This collector's guide details how to identify authentic Navajo serape blankets, assess their condition, understand valuation factors, and…
Explore Navajo transitional blankets (1880-1920), understanding their historical evolution, unique material and design characteristics, and…
This collector's guide details Navajo Germantown weavings, covering their unique yarn and dye characteristics, key periods, authentication…
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Curator’s Note
“A Curator's Notebook on Native American Arts, Tribal Craft, and the History Behind the Objects”
A short notebook from the back room. We catalogue what we love, sit with what we don’t yet understand, and write down what the object will not say. Each entry is one piece — provenance where we know it, conjecture where we don’t.
The Dispatch
A short letter from the back room of Pacwesttraders. New acquisitions, provenance notes, and the questions still open. Sent monthly. Unsubscribe with one click.