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 |