Crownpoint Rug Auction Dates 2020
It can run until 10 00 pm.
Crownpoint rug auction dates 2020. The auction has grown steadily in popularity and brings buyers from all over the united states and the world. The rug auction is canceled for september 2020. Sat feb 08 2020 this event has already taken place. The crownpoint rug auction gives buyers the unique opportunity to purchase navajo rugs directly from the weavers themselves at prices well below retail.
Stay on 371 north for about 25 miles then take a left turn at the sign for crownpoint. Update on the rug auctions. Take interstate 40 to exit 53 at thoreau. Rug submission inspection ends at 6 30 pm and the auction starts at 7 00 pm.
All events new crownpoint rug auction new crownpoint rug auction crownpoint chapter house p o. Friday oct 9 2020. Weavers waiting for auction to begin. We are the main rug auction and craft sale on the navajo reservation.
Miss western navajo is still accepting applications for the 2019 2020 reign. Crownpoint navajo rug auction crownpoint nm. Crownpoint navajo rug auction date. Crownpoint navajo rug auction.
Crownpoint navajo rug auction. Weavers from all over the navajo nation bring in their rugs starting at 4 00 pm and the rugs are laid out on tables for buyers to inspect. Turn directly onto route 371 north. Cancelled contact marcella woods hale 505 362 8502 or rita capitan at 505 786 5341.
November 8 2019 auction starts at 7 00 pm. Dates not yet confirmed. The crownpoint rug auction was started in 1968 possibly 1965 by a local indian trader named lavonne palmer who operated palmer merchantile company along with her husband bill. Hundreds of genuine navajo handmade rugs will be auctioned off during the event.
Sat feb 08 2020. Crownpoint navajo rug auction crownpoint nm. Main st h 1 crownpoint nm 87313 phone. Photo by anne galer.
Palmer recognized the problem of an oversupply rugs for her market and was concerned that the weavers were not finding enough buyers. Every second friday 7 00 p m. The navajo weavers association of crownpoint at this time we will not be having the rug auction due to covid 19 pandemic. Rug auction dates april 10 2020 7 00 pm cancelled until futhur notice.