| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0703 |
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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 area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1900 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Germantown wool warp; Natural and Germantown aniline dyed wool weft |
| Description |
Transitional blanket / rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design pattern includes central column of concentric, terraced diamonds in red and white, flanked by filler motifs of spider woman crosses and two each male and female yeibichai dancers, all on background of alternating narrow black and blue bands known as moki stripe pattern; Narrow white zigzag forms inner border around all four sides; Outer border of contiguous red triangles is red; Black and blue decorative fringe is added along both ends. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 140.5, Length = 253.5 |