The Ganado Red Style

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“The community of Ganado has been home to Hubbell Trading Post since the 1870s. Trader J.L. Hubbell encouraged weavers to create rug styles that would sell to his clients. The Ganado Red style emerged from local weavers’ creative responses to his suggestions. The neighboring community of Klagetoh developed a similar style based on a central diamond or other motif encircled by a simple border, but usually with more gray than red.” —Ann Hedlund

“I’ve made two Ganado rugs, because people asked me to. I basically did a Two Grey Hills pattern with Ganado colors, so you couldn’t really call them Ganados, and I stress that to buyers. Only people from Ganado know exactly how to make those pieces, just like I can tell right away when a weaver isn’t from Two Grey Hills by looking at the style.” —Barbara Ornelas