| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0668 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Blanket / Rug |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona, New Mexico |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1890 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft |
| Description |
Transitional blanket / rug with banded pattern; End panel shows pair of narrow contiguous bands with alternating black and white parallelograms on red background; Next inner band is lighter shade of red, bordered by narrow black and white bands; Next band shows single band of alternating black and white rectangles on red background; Next band is plain gray; Central band shows pair of spaced bands with alternating black and white rectangles, all on red background; Side selvages and end cords are knotted in corners and augmented with black tassels. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 100.0, Length = 153.0 |