Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1999-0013-0005 | |
| 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 | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft | |
| Description | Non-regional style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave of hand spun wool warp and hand spun natural and carded wool wefts; All over design consists of central vertical column of stacked gray triangles, flanked on either side by columns of natural brown-black or white parallelograms on plain carded gray background; Dark brown-black border along sides has zigzag inside edge, bordered in white; Straight-edged dark brown-black border along each end is also bordered inside by narrow white band; Rug is woven without side selvage cords. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 87.5, Length = 125.5 | |