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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0581   CAS 0370-0581; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown wool weft
Description Non-regional runner or rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of two large opposing "V" shapes with serrated edges in red and outlined in black, and each enclosing a single motif of concentric serrated diamonds in green, red, white, and black, all on salt and pepper background; Red and gray supplementary fringe is added along one end and green and gray fringe along opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 50.0, Length = 96.5