| Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0005-0003 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Rug |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona or New Mexico |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1900-1915 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Warp: natural (white) handspun wool; Weft: natural (white), carded (gray), and aniline dyed (red and black) handspun wool; End cords: natural (white) handspun wool; Selvage cords: natural (white) and aniline-dyed (red) handspun wool; Aniline dyes |
| Description |
Large non-regional rug that is thickly woven in tapestry weave; Geometric pattern includes central white column whose lateral zigzag edges are bordered in dark brown; Set on the white column are 5 red hourglass or squash blossom shapes (each outlined in black), 1 small dark brown diamond, and 1 small red diamond (outlined in gray; The central white column expands into a solid white band along each end of the rug; Flanking each side of the white column is a gray area containing 2 whole red hourglass or squash blossom shapes and 4 half hourglass shapes, all of which are outlined in black; End cords are white, while the selvage cords are primarily white, but towards one end they are red and white plied together; Supplementary dark brown corner tassels are woven into rug at one end and supplementary plied white and red corner tassels are woven into opposite end. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 138.5, Length = 20.3.0 |