Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0010 | |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Rug | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Coconino | |
Other Geographic Data | Community: Coal Mine Mesa region | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft | |
Description | Non-regional style rug woven in plain tapestry technique with overall pattern of vertical black and white stripes, made by alternating color of weft with each horizontal pass; Numerous lazy lines form a fragmented vertical zigzag line extending generally up center of rug, possibly a precursor or inspiration for the the raised outline technique that began in the Coal Mine Mesa region of the Navajo Reservation in the early 1940s. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 104.0, Length = 155.0 |