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Catalog Number CAS 2007-0001-0031   CAS 2007-0001-0031; Rug
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 1982
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: commercial American wool yarns as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial American Brown’s wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn
Description Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central column of 3 concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, blue, light gray, gold, and rust brown, all on light brown background; Central design is flanked on either side by column of concentric and terraced triangles in same colors; Rug is framed along all four edges by multiple borders, including an inner band of small terraced gray triangles and an outer band of paired and opposing terraced light brown triangles, all on a dark brown background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting light brown yarns.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 40.1, Length = 59.2