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Catalog Number

CAS 2013-0004-0005   CAS 2013-0004-0005; Rug
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: Tsaile, AZ area
Maker's Name “S”
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name Donaldson
Materials Warp: single ply natural wool; Warps: single ply processed wool; Aniline dyes
Description Small rectangular Wide Ruins style rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Borderless, banded design shows a design band of a row of concentric serrated diamonds (white and dark brown), on a light brown background and flanked by zigzag serrated lines in medium brown and white on a dark brown background, the entire band repeated four times; Alternating with the design band and repeated five times is a plain band of medium brown, with several lines of light brown woven across the center in a wavy Crystal-style weave; Letter “S” is woven near one corner; Very narrow dark brown band is located at each end of rug; Both selvage cords and end cords are light brown. See CAS 2013-0003-0016 for another rug by same weaver.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 44.2, Length = 64.5