Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0673 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| 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. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Non-regional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central rectangular area has 3 vertical columns of concentric diamonds in colors of red, brown, black, and white, flanked on either side by zigzag bar in black and white, all on carded gray background except for wide, white band across center; Border design consists of continuous band of open white diamonds (stacked along sides and contiguous along ends) on black background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 108.0, Length = 173.5 | |