| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0587 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Rug |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Apache |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Community: Teec Nos Pos area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1920-1940 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft |
| Description |
Teec Nos Pos outline style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central rectangular area is filled with central column of serrated white diamonds outlined in black, flanked on either side of concentric, serrated diamonds in tan, red, and brown-black with each color outlined in white, the overall pattern on carded gray background; Narrow straight-edged brown/black border frames diamond pattern on all four sides, followed by white border around all four sides containing continuous brown/black zigzag line, and finally straight edged brown/black border. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 123.0, Length = 221.0 |