| Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0006 |
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| 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 |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) |
| Maker's Name |
Margaret Shuffrey |
| Date of Manufacture |
1985 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Warp: English commercial belting wool yarn; Weft: English commercial plied wool yarn; Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool yarns; Aniline dyes |
| Description |
Chinle Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of horizontal bands, including three design bands and four plain bands; Design bands contain rows of stylized “squash blossoms†either in solid colors of dark and medium gold or half and half in those colors, all on pale green background; Central design band actually comprises three bands; Alternating plain bands are made up of narrower bands either woven in plainweave or in wavy Crystal-style weave, in colors of orange, gold, and several shades of brown; Twining and selvage cords are woven with contrasting dark brown yarns. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 90.0, Length = 134.3 |