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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0564   CAS 0370-0564; Blanket / Rug
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. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless pattern consists of vertical column of concentric serrated diamonds in white, red, gray, and black down center of rug, flanked on either side by similar row of half-diamonds along each side edge of rug; Small concentric serrated diamonds in black and white fill remaining spaces, all on red background; Decorative fringe is added along both ends in blocks of red, black, and white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 77.5, Length = 133.5