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Catalog Number CAS 2013-0003-0042   CAS 2013-0003-0042; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: Single ply handspun natural brown wool; Weft: Single ply handspun natural and dyed wool; Aniline dye (red, black, yellow-green, orange, and tan)
Description Large rectangular Transitional Period rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Borderless, banded design consists of multi-colored horizontal bands (red, black, tan, yellow-green, and orange) with sawtooth edges alternating with plain gray bands with sawtooth edges; Multi-colored band is repeated five times and the gray band is repeated six times; At each end of the rug is a band with a narrow black and white band on a red background, with only the innermost edge having the sawtooth edge; Selvage cords are red; End cords are gray on one end and gray and white on the opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 128.5, Length = 200.5