| Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0003-0042 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Rug |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona, New Mexico |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1890s |
| Collection Name |
Donaldson |
| Materials |
Warp: Single ply handspun natural brown wool; Weft: Single ply handspun natural and dyed wool; Aniline dye (red, black, yellow-green, orange, and tan) |
| Description |
Large rectangular Transitional Period rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Borderless, banded design consists of multi-colored horizontal bands (red, black, tan, yellow-green, and orange) with sawtooth edges alternating with plain gray bands with sawtooth edges; Multi-colored band is repeated five times and the gray band is repeated six times; At each end of the rug is a band with a narrow black and white band on a red background, with only the innermost edge having the sawtooth edge; Selvage cords are red; End cords are gray on one end and gray and white on the opposite end. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 128.5, Length = 200.5 |