Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0562 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket / 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. 1875-1880 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Transitional blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design field is divided in half vertically (one half has gold background and other half has green background, each bordered in red); Design in each half consists of vertical column of concentric diamonds, flanked on either side by terraced diagonal lines extending to the border; Multi-colored supplementary fringe decorates both short ends of blanket - rug. (Design identified by Dr. Joe Ben Wheat as "Tree of Life" pattern.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.0, Length = 96.0 | |