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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0592   CAS 0370-0592; 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 ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown wool weft
Description Small rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central vertical column of stacked red triangles on blue background, flanked on either side by column of stacked gray triangles, all framed around four sides by black border; Warps are cut along one end and tied to form short fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 27.0, Length = 52.0