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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0003-0001 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Shiprock area | |
| Maker's Name | Annie Charlie | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Donaldson | |
| Materials | Warp: 4 or 5-ply cotton or synthetic string; Weft: Single ply, commercially spun natural, carded, and commercially dyed wool; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small rectangular yei-style rug woven entirely in plain, weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Design consists of four identical stylized yei figures, all standing in a row in full frontal view, each with gray feet, rust-brown legs and bodies, and square white head with gray neck ruff, black hair, and turquoise colored earrings with red tips; Both arms are held upward, holding a pair of stylized feather streamers (left to right, first pair is red, 2nd is medium brown, 3rd is gray, and 4th is black); Each figure also wears a short gray, white, and dark brown skirt and a white necklace with turquoise-colored pendant; Fifth rainbow yei figure surrounds other figures on three sides (bottom and 2 sides) of rug and is similar to others except that its body is half gray and half dark brown and both arms are held to one side; All figures are on a plain white background; Rust-brown border framing rug on all four edges is straight-edged along ends, with reciprocating serrated edge along sides; Selvage and end cords are black; Typical of yei-style rugs, this one was woven longer than wide but is intended to be viewed wider than long. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 44.5, Length = 53.5 | |