Navajo
The Tree of Life Design. From Central Asia to Navajoland and Back (with a Mexican Detour) Part 3
By: SANDRA BUSATTA – The Tree of Life design or Bird Pictorial in Navajo rugs first appeared around the turn of the 20th century. Usually this style portrays either a cornstalk or a tree growing from a basket. Birds are perched on them, and flowers, bees, and butterflies rabbits, squirrels or even farm animals may…