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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0568   CAS 0370-0568; Runner
Category Textiles
Object Name Runner
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. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun carded wool warp; Handspun carded and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave with all-over design of narrow alternating red and gray vertical stripes, accomplished by alternating color of weft yarn with each pass of weft across width of rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 57.0, Length = 132.0