Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0588 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Shiprock | |
| Maker's Name | Dorothy Funston (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string and handspun wool warp; Handspun carded, vegetal dyed, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Shiprock yei style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design includes central corn plant, flanked on either side by pair of yei figures in multicolored attire and all surrounded on 3 sides by rainbow yei figure; Background color is pale yellow; Inner border is straight edged on ends and serrated along sides and is woven in black, edged in yellow; Outer border is combed gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 87.0, Length = 98.5 | |