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Catalog Number CAS 2013-0003-0019   CAS 2013-0003-0019; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Mary Blackhorse
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name Donaldson
Materials Warp: Single ply handspun natural wool; Weft: Single ply natural, carded, and dyed wool; Aniline dye (red and black); Vegetal (?) dye (gold)
Description Rectangular Teec Nos Pos style rug, woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Design consists of a disparate black diamond in the center, within a larger white terraced diamond, all on a dark gray background; Small black terraced diamond outlined in red and enclosing a gold-colored 4-point star is located in each corner of the rug; Double border frames rug on all four edges; Inner narrow border is gold-colored and straight edged, but also has pendant gold-colored flags along its outer edge which overlap the wider outermost black border; A very narrow white band has been woven along each end of the rug; Rug does not have selvage cords; End cords are white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 93.5, Length = 152.5