Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0004 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1915-1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline wool weft; Aniline dye (red and orange) | |
| Description | Small rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of central rectangle with double border in black and gray-tan and enclosing a red cross-barred motif with orange crosses at its ends, all on white background; Column of stacked black terraced triangles borders each side of rug and band of contiguous black terraced triangles forms inner border along each end; Plain narrow red border frames ends of rug only; End cords are carded gray; One side selvage cord is white and the other is red; End cords and selvage cords are knotted separately at corners to form short corner tassels. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 91.5, Length = 115.0 | |