2024 Navajo Rug Sale

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Presented by Toh-Atin Gallery of Durango, Colorado, NHMU will be hosting a sale of Navajo rugs of all sizes and design styles, handwoven by artists in the Four Corners region. More than 100 rugs will be available for sale at great prices up to 40 percent off retail. 

Proceeds of sales go to the artists with a small percentage benefitting the Museum.

  • 10 a.m.–5 p.m. — The rug sale is underway also featuring a special trunk show of Native American jewelry.
  • 10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Guests are invited to bring their own rugs to the Museum for evaluation and restoration advice from Jackson Clark II, a third generation trader and owner of Toh-Atin Gallery.

Museum admission is not required to attend the Navajo Rug Sale 

About the Toh-Atin Gallery

H. Jackson Clark II is the owner of Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango, Colorado, one of the most respected Native American art galleries in the country. Clark’s family has a long history of working with American Indian artisans.

He spent time with his father, traveling the Navajo reservation, visiting trading posts and weavers, and developed a admiration and respect for the people and their artwork. Clark’s mother was raised at a trading post and he and his sister spent much of their summers at the post.

Today, after four decades in the business, Clark is an expert on Navajo weaving and regularly gives presentations on Native American art at conferences, museum gatherings and gallery showings. 

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