Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0572 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Coconino | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Tuba City | |
| Maker's Name | Gloria Hadley (Mrs. Tillman Hadley) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and vegetal (?) dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Two-faced style rug woven entirely in tapestry weave; Front face shows a non-regional geometric design in pale green and dark brown on a light brown background, bordered on all four sides by a double reciprocating border of terraced triangles in black and white; Design is somewhat suggestive of a Two Grey Hills design except for the use of green; Reverse face shows borderless design of two horizontal composite bands in several shades of brown on a plain gray background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 57.0, Length = 54.3 | |