Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0014 | ![]() |
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 | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
Date of Manufacture | 1996 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Warp: commercially cleaned and spun wool yarn, as used by Navajo weavers; Weft and twining and selvage cords: commercially cleaned, spun, and dyed wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers | |
Description | Eye-dazzler Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; All-over design is an interconnected network of concentric serrated diamonds in colors of white, black, gold, maroon, deep green and red, with red being predominant; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting deep red wool yarns; This rug design is copied and simplified from an historic blanket in the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona (catalog # E2950). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 95.0, Length = 132.3 |