| Catalog Number |
CAS 0499-0012 |
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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 area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1915-1930 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft; Aniline dye (red) |
| Description |
Rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of central column of 3 white diamonds down center of rug, all connected to each other by a vertical black line; Central diamond is outlined in red, while the other two are outlined in black and each contains the letter “T”; The diamonds are flanked on either side by a vertical zigzag line made up of small dark brown parallelograms, all on a carded gray background, whose side edges are also serrated, while the end edges are straight; Remaining area of the design field is white; End cords are white and selvage cords are natural dark brown; End cords and selvage cords are knotted separately at corners to form short corner tassels. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 81.6, Length = 141.0 |