Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0146 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Sheep Springs | |
| Maker's Name | Mary Chee | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Rug woven in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of four horizontal design bands, each of them showing a central terraced diamond, flanked on either side by two terraced half-diamonds, all in natural white; In the two most central design bands, the complete diamond shape also includes a smaller terraced diamond in black in the center; The background of each design panel is either gold or dark brown; The four design bands are interspersed with a series of alternating solid bands of various widths in colors of brown, gold, black, and natural white; A plain straight edged black band is located along each end of the rug; Selvage and end cords are white, and knotted together at the corners to form short tassels. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 66.0, Thickness = ca. 0.5, Length = 101.6 | |