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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0144-0003   CAS 0144-0003; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft; Aniline dye (black)
Description Non-regional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave with central design of open white terraced diamonds, each one outlined in black terraced lines, forming a network pattern, all on a carded gray background; Plain double border in white and black frames all four edges of rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 139.5, Length = ca. 179.5