Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0003-0029 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Kinlichee | |
| Maker's Name | Mae Jim (1936-1994) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | Donaldson | |
| Materials | Warp: Single ply handspun natural wool; Weft: Single ply handspun (or re-spun processed) natural, carded, and dyed wool: Aniline dyes (black and red) | |
| Description | Large rectangular Ganado style rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with interlocking joins; Design includes two large concentric terraced diamonds in center (predominantly gray, but also red, black, and white) with numerous smaller geometric shapes filling the corners and remaining spaces, all on a red background; Inner border shows a reciprocating pattern of airy terraced gray and red triangles around all four edges of rug, while the outer border is black and straight-edged along all four edges; Thin gray “spirit line” extends across black border in one corner of the rug; Selvage and end cords are red. Mae Jim is the sister of Sadie Curtis and Elsie Wilson and the aunt of Ruby Wilson Hubbard, all of whom are well known Navajo weavers. Sadie Curtis and Ruby Hubbard are also represented in the CAS collection of Navajo textiles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 140.3, Length = 184.8 | |