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| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0021 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: English commercial belting wool rug yarn; Weft: English commercial wool carpet yarn; Twining and selvage cords: English commercial plied wool rug yarns | |
| Description | Ganado Red Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Central design consists of two large gray terraced diamonds, outlined in white, all on a deep red background; Inner gray border has serrated edge along interior and is straight-edged along outside; Primary border is filled with band of paired and opposing terraced black triangles with white tips, all framed along outermost edges by straight-edged black border; Red spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black wool yarns; This rug design is a nearly identical copy of one by Evelyn Curley which was nearing completion the first time Margaret and Tony Shuffrey visited at Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, AZ. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 74.7, Length = 146.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0022 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercially cleaned and spun wool yarn, as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: Brown’s commercially cleaned, spun, and dyed wool yarns as used by Navajo weavers; Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Ganado Red Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Central design consists of two conjoined gray terraced diamonds, outlined in white and black, all on deep red background; Triple straight-edged border in gray, white, and black frames rug on all four sides; Red spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting white yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.0, Length = 87.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0023 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: cotton; Weft: various English commercial wool yarns; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn | |
| Description | Modified Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of single series of concentric, terraced diamonds in light gray, blue-green, and tan, all on a dark gray background; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Triple border in medium brown, white, and black frames rug along all four edges; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching black yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 49.6, Length = 69.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0024 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial plied cotton; Weft: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark plied wool yarn | |
| Description | Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with complex central design of double series of concentric diamonds in colors of medium and dark brown, white, and light gray, all on dark gray background; Central designs are flanked on either side by quarter- and half diamonds in same colors; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered along all four edges by band of small paired medium brown terraced triangles on white background and an outer plain black border; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting dark gray yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 55.5, Length = 76.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0025 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial cotton yarn; Weft: various commercial English wool yarns; Twining and Selvage cords: commercial English Shetland wool yarn | |
| Description | Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with bold central design of a single series of concentric and terraced diamonds in white, medium brown, medium gray, and black, all on a medium gray background; Central design is flanked on either side by geometric units in medium brown and black; Medium gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered on all four edges by single straight-edged black border; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns; This was first Navajo-style rug woven by Margaret Shuffrey. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 54.4, Length = 69.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0026 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial American wool yarns from Burnham’s Trading Post, hand-dyed by Navajo weavers and commercial English Shetland and Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns | |
| Description | Very finely woven Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of double series of concentric, terraced diamonds, in colors of mauve, gold, pale green, and medium brown; Within each series of concentric diamonds are four smaller diamonds in colors of pink, rose, and light gray; Central designs are framed on either side by geometric units in colors of pink, light gray, medium brown, and a slightly lighter shade of brown, all on a tan background; Tan “spirit line†is located in upper left corner (all other rugs woven by Margaret and Tony Shuffrey have the “spirit line†in the upper right corner); Rug is bordered along all edges by triple border; Innermost border is mauve colored and is terraced along sides by straight edged along both ends; Center pale green border and outermost medium brown border are straight-edged along all sides; Twining and selvage cords are woven in tan colored yarns that match background color; NOTE: This is the same design as that of CAS 2007-0001-0027 and clearly shows the relationship between Two Grey Hills and Burntwater style Navajo rugs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 51.4, Length = 75.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0027 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial American wool yarns from Burnham’s Trading Post; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Very finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of double series of concentric, terraced diamonds, in colors of light gray, black, and white; Within each series of concentric diamonds are four smaller diamonds in medium brown and medium gray; Central designs are framed on either side by geometric units in colors of white, medium brown, tan, and black, all on a medium gray background; Medium gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered along all edges by triple border; Innermost border is medium brown colored and is terraced along sides but straight edged along both ends; Center white border and outermost black border are straight-edged along all sides; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting cream-colored yarns; NOTE: This is the same design as that of CAS 2007-0001-0026 and clearly shows the relationship between Two Grey Hills and Burntwater style Navajo rugs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 51.3, Length = 76.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0028 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1996 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton or English high twist plied wool yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarns and commercial American wool yarn from Burnham’s Trading Post; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Very finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of single series of four stacked and interconnected concentric and terraced diamonds in colors of white, medium gray, and light and dark brown, all on a light gray background; Central design is flanked on either side by other geometric units in same colors and addition of dark gray; Light gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed along all four edges by very complex double border; Inner border consists of inner terraced white zigzag line and outer band of small paired terraced triangles in medium brown, all on light gray background; Outer straight-edged border is plain black; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting white yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.0, Length = 84.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0029 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial cotton yarn; Weft and twining and selvage: commercial English Harris wool yarns | |
| Description | Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave with a bold simple design of a single large series of concentric and terraced diamonds in colors of light gray, medium brown, white, and black, all on a light gray background; Pair of large gold terraced triangles outlined in black flank the central design at top and bottom; Light gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered along all four edges with triple straight-edged border, in colors of medium brown, white, and black; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns; This was first Navajo-style rug woven by Tony Shuffrey. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.3, Length = 60.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0030 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp, weft, and twining and selvage: English handspun wool yarns (handspun by Vera Langley, friend of Margaret and Tony Shuffrey) | |
| Description | Finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with a complex design including two series of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, and light, medium, and dark brown, all on a medium gray background; Central designs are flanked on either side by geometric units in light and medium brown and edged along inside by band of very small white terraced triangles; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed along all four edges by four borders of varying widths; Two very narrow straight-edged borders in dark and medium brown are innermost, followed by a wider white border that carries a band of small paired terraced triangles in medium brown; Outermost border is plain dark brown; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting light brown yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.5, Length = 52.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0031 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarns as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial American Brown’s wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central column of 3 concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, blue, light gray, gold, and rust brown, all on light brown background; Central design is flanked on either side by column of concentric and terraced triangles in same colors; Rug is framed along all four edges by multiple borders, including an inner band of small terraced gray triangles and an outer band of paired and opposing terraced light brown triangles, all on a dark brown background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting light brown yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.1, Length = 59.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0032 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarn; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Extremely finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of single series of concentric terraced diamonds in medium and light brown, outlined in black, all on light gray background; Central design is surrounded by filler motifs in the form of depictions of the “Mitten†formations in Monument Valley; The central gray panel is framed along the top and bottom edges by a very narrow straight-edged white line, and the entire rug is framed by a pictorial border of additional representations of the “Mittensâ€, woven in medium brown and outlined in white, all on a black background; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; NOTE: This rug was designed by Tony Shuffrey after seeing a rug at Hogback Trading Post with a border that reminded him of the Monument Valley “Mittensâ€; That particular rug was replicated as CAS 2007-0001-0033. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.8, Length = 55.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0033 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Extremely finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with large central design of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of light gray, black, medium brown, and white, all on a light gray background; Narrow white border is straight-edged along top and bottom and forms paired terraced motifs along sides that resemble the “Mitten†formations in Monument Valley (the formations themselves are woven in dark gray, with the white outlining their outer edges), all on a black background; White “spirit line†extends out from narrow white border to edge in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Length = 55.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0034 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985-1986 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Commercial English wool belting yarn; Weft: Commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn; Indigo dye | |
| Description | 1st-Phase Navajo-style Chief’s blanket, woven in tapestry weave, with an overall pattern of alternating plain white and natural dark brown/black bands; Three exceptions to the design are the top and bottom bands, both of which are natural dark brown/black but which also contain two narrower dark blue bands, and the middle band which is the width of approx. three of the other bands and which contains four of the dark blue bands on the natural dark brown/black background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching and contrasting dark blue yarns, respectively. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 186.0, Length = 141.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0035 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Commercial cotton yarn; Weft: Commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns’ Indigo dye; Aniline Turkey Red dye purchased on Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Description | 3rd-Phase Navajo-style Chief’s blanket, woven in tapestry weave, with a typical 9-spot design layout consisting of a large red terraced diamond with Spider Woman’s cross in the center, and a similar half diamond located at the top and bottom center of the blanket and a quarter diamond in each of the corners; The quarter diamonds differ in that they contain a series of parallel blue lines instead of the cross; All of these design motifs are positioned along wide horizontal bands that, in turn, are composed of alternating natural dark brown/black and dark blue bands, with the latter outlined in bright red; Areas between these design bands are filled with alternating white and natural brown/black bands which actually form the overall background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching and contrasting dark blue yarns, respectively; This blanket is copied after an historic blanket in the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona (catalog # E9282). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 172.5, Length = 153.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0036 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dress | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns (blue dyed with indigo and red dyed with commercial dye purchased on Navajo Reservation); Twining and selvage: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn | |
| Description | Two-piece Navajo-style woman’s dress, consisting of two identical rectangular panels, each woven in tapestry weave, each dress half divided into three panels, the central being plain dark brown/black with an upper and lower red band with a single dark brown/black band and two narrow blue bands running along the entire width; Upper and lower panels of each dress half are bright red with a band of contiguous open terraced diamonds extending across the center width and framed along top and bottom by band of small contiguous dark brown/black triangles; The two dress halves are whip-stitched together partially along the sides and across the top with bright red yarn to form side and shoulder seams, allowing for arm and neck holes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.0, Length = 119.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0037 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1996 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial American Brown’s wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Round, Ganado Red Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with a small white and light gray concentric and terraced diamond in the center, surrounded by additional white, black, and white terraced triangles that are arranged to form a single large diamond design, all on a deep red background; Perimeter of rug is framed by narrow white inner border and outer black border; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting gray-green rug yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 60.5 | |
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