Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0399-0010A-E | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Coconino | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Tuba City | |
| Maker's Name | Helen Tsinnie | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1976 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline-dyed wool weft; Aniline dyes; (red, dark blue, black); Wood; Cotton string | |
| Description | Loom with partially woven rug, woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design is that of a child’s size 3rd-phase chief’s blanket, with a borderless, banded pattern of blue bands overlaid with narrow black ones outlined in red, all on a background of alternating black and white bands; Overlaid on the black and white bands are quarter and half diamonds (repeating the alternating blue and black bands) whose terraced edges are outlined in red and white; If completed, the full design would should a full diamond in the center, a half diamond in the center of each edge, and a quarter diamond in each corner; End cords and selvage cords are all dark blue; Loom includes lower web beam and upper warp beam (to which the rug is attached with cotton string), a heddle rod (attached to the warp yarns with cotton string), and a shed rod. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 92.0, Length = 51.7 | |