Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0008 |
![CAS 2007-0001-0008; Rug](https://monarch.calacademy.org/mnt/image_db/anthro/2007-0001-0008.jpg) |
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 |
1989 |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Warp: commercially cleaned and spun wool yarn, as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: Brown’s commercially cleaned, spun, and dyed wool yarn, as used by Navajo weavers; Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool rug yarns |
Description |
Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Central design is a single series of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, gold, rust brown, medium and dark gray, pale yellow, and pale green, all on a rust brown background; Design field is enclosed within a narrow double terraced zigzag line in dark gray and white; Entire rug is framed on all four sides by plain gold border, with a narrow plainweave band in light and dark gray and another band woven in wavy Crystal-style weave in pale yellow and dark gray along each end; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting pale green yarns. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 76.5, Length = 116.3 |