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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0578   CAS 0370-0578; Runner
Category Textiles
Object Name Runner
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 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Commercial plied and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Non-regional rug woven entirely in double-faced twill weave; All over pattern consists of small white rectangular blocks within blue lattice network; Colors are reversed on opposite side.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 48.0, Length = 125.2