| Catalog Number |
CAS 0478-0017 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Rug |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona, New Mexico |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1915-1925 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft |
| Description |
Teec Nos Pos style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central rectangular design field is filled with column of 5 butterfly or waterbug-like motifs in tan, red, purple along a central purple axis with pendant arrows also radiating out from axis line, and all on white background; Wide gray border around all four sides of rug is filled with large black geometric fret-like motifs, all enclosed within a narrow black border around all four edges. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 129.0, Length = 202.0 |