Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0004-0008 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Coconino | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Cedar Ridge | |
| Maker's Name | Evelyn Tunney (Evelyn Tunney Tsosie) (b. 1947) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1990 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: multi-ply commercial wool yarn; Wefts: single ply commercial wool yarn; Aniline dyes (many, many colors) | |
| Description | Rectangular “Tree of Life†style rug woven entirely in plain weft-faced tapestry technique with non-interlocking joins; Design consists of a central stylized dark green cornstalk growing out of a Navajo wedding basket and extending up the center of the rug; A pair of multi-colored birds are either perched on or flying above each of the cornstalk’s nine paired leaves, with numerous other multi-colored birds and flowers arranged in paired columns on either side of the cornstalk and/or perched on several additional branches that are not actually connected to the cornstalk; Entire scene is woven on a plain white background; Triple border frames rug along sides with the inner border of dark green and turquoise blue having zigzag, serrated edges; Ends of rug are also framed in the same colors, but the green and turquoise blue border is very narrow compared to the black one and all edges are straight; Selvage cords are tan and end cords are light gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 84.5, Length = 120.2 | |