| Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0005 |
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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. 1910-1930s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft: Aniline dyes (coral red and black) |
| Description |
Non-regional borderless rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design includes double concentric diamonds across center in colors of white, coral red, and black, flanked above and below by a serrated zigzag line in same colors; Separating these major motifs are narrow pairs of coral red lines; All designs are woven against a background of very narrow, alternating gray and tan bands; End cords and selvage cords each combine one gray cord and one tan cord, which are tied at the corners to form short corner tassels. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 69.8, Length = 98.5 |