Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0004-0002 | |
| 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: Hatch, UT area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | Donaldson | |
| Materials | Warp: multi-ply commercial cotton or synthetic string; Warps: 3-ply commercial wool yarn; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular yei-style rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Design consists of row of three standing yei figures, each with white legs, upper torsos, and faces, and wearing multi-colored skirts and holding long feather and ribbon streamers in their outstretched hands; A fourth guardian yei with white legs, upper torso and face and half red-half turquoise colored body is located along one side of the rig, with its body extending along the bottom and up the other side; All figures are woven on a light gray background and rug lacks a border; Rug does not have selvage cords; End cords are white; Typical of yei-style rugs, this one was woven longer than wide, although it is intended to be viewed wider than long. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.2, Length = 87.7 | |