Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0003-0033 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Helena Begay | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Cotton string; Weft: Singly ply commercial wool yarn; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small nearly square rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Pictorial design depicts a typical Navajo family scene, with an earth-covered log hogan in the center,and a pickup truck on one side and a blue blanket hanging from a hitching post on the other side; A woman herds 5 white sheep in the foreground, while two red and white cows graze in the background; In the more distant background are a series of flat-topped mesas leading into a canyon, with two white clouds overhead in a pale gray sky; Entire scene is woven on a gray-brown background; Black border frames rug along all four edges; Border is straight-edged along top and bottom, but serrated along both sides; Rug does not have selvage cords; End cords are white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.0, Length = 38.5 | |