| Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0025 |
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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 |
1981 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Warp: commercial cotton yarn; Weft: various commercial English wool yarns; Twining and Selvage cords: commercial English Shetland wool yarn |
| Description |
Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with bold central design of a single series of concentric and terraced diamonds in white, medium brown, medium gray, and black, all on a medium gray background; Central design is flanked on either side by geometric units in medium brown and black; Medium gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered on all four edges by single straight-edged black border; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns; This was first Navajo-style rug woven by Margaret Shuffrey. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 54.4, Length = 69.4 |