Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0005 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: Brown’s commercially cleaned and spun wool as used by Navajo weavers (blue dyed with blue clay and light brown with tree bark by Navajo weaver, Mae Jim); Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool yarns | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Central design consists of a pair of conjoined concentric, terraced diamonds in colors of rust brown, white, light gray, dark and medium brown, and blue, all on rust brown background; Remainder of design field is filled with terraced and straight-edged triangles in same colors; Rust brown spirit line is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed by wide border of chain of positive and negative black diamonds on pinkish-brown background; Twining and selvage cords are woven with contrasting gray-green wool yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 88.0, Length = 116.7 | |