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Catalog Number CAS 0205-0001   CAS 0205-0001; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Pine Springs
Maker's Name Mabel Burnside Meyers (1924-1987)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1968
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wool yarn; Vegetal dyes
Description Wide Ruins style rug, woven in plain tapestry technique; Warp material is natural hand spun wool; Weft material is natural, carded, and vegetal dyed hand spun wool; Borderless design consists of 4 composite plain-colored horizontal bands in colors of tan, green-gray, and gold alternating with 3 horizontal bands, each containing 4 vertical stacks of multi-colored parallelograms in vegetal colors.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 85.0, Length = 149.7