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Catalog Number CAS 2007-0001-0033   CAS 2007-0001-0033; 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 Anthony L. Shuffrey
Date of Manufacture 1981
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn
Description Extremely finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with large central design of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of light gray, black, medium brown, and white, all on a light gray background; Narrow white border is straight-edged along top and bottom and forms paired terraced motifs along sides that resemble the “Mitten” formations in Monument Valley (the formations themselves are woven in dark gray, with the white outlining their outer edges), all on a black background; White “spirit line” extends out from narrow white border to edge in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 36.0, Length = 55.9