Photo 2- What Fashion's "Ethnic" Prints Are Really Called

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May 19, 2012 7:30 AM EDT

What Fashion's "Ethnic" Prints Are Really Called

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Ganado Pattern — According to Navajo art expert Jeff Wood, of Indian Territory Gallery, when rug weaving techniques were introduced to the Navajo (or Dineh) in the late 1800s, they started weaving a few particularly popular designs to trade — these incorporated many now-familiar design elements including diamonds, crosses, and bands. The "Ganado" design typically used deep red vegetal dyes to create a borderless, geometric rug. Most tessellating, serrated, "woven"-style prints in deep, natural hues were most likely inspired by these Ganado designs!

Photo: Courtesy of Indian Territroy; Freebird by Steven Caballero Low Boot, $320, available at Lori's.

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