Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0004-0005 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation: Community: Tsaile, AZ area | |
| Maker's Name | “S†| |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: single ply natural wool; Warps: single ply processed wool; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small rectangular Wide Ruins style rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Borderless, banded design shows a design band of a row of concentric serrated diamonds (white and dark brown), on a light brown background and flanked by zigzag serrated lines in medium brown and white on a dark brown background, the entire band repeated four times; Alternating with the design band and repeated five times is a plain band of medium brown, with several lines of light brown woven across the center in a wavy Crystal-style weave; Letter “S†is woven near one corner; Very narrow dark brown band is located at each end of rug; Both selvage cords and end cords are light brown. See CAS 2013-0003-0016 for another rug by same weaver. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 44.2, Length = 64.5 | |