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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0579   CAS 0370-0579; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
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. 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Commercially plied natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Double saddle blanket woven entirely in diamond twill weave; Overall pattern of small concentric diamonds is in white, green, and brown; Supplementary tassels in commercial black wool are added at each corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 84.5, Length = 129.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0580   CAS 0370-0580; Blanket / Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket / Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1910
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; Central double cross motif in salt and pepper (black and white) yarn is outlined consecutively in blue, black, and white, all on red background with additional filler cross motifs; Straight-edged inner border is composed of paired rows of triangles in white, pale orange and gold; Outer border is red; Decorative fringe in colors of red, black, green, yellow, gold, white, and blue is added in blocks of color along both ends; Pair of decorative multi-colored tassels is tied to each corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 82.5, Length = 129.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0581   CAS 0370-0581; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown wool weft
Description Non-regional runner or rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of two large opposing "V" shapes with serrated edges in red and outlined in black, and each enclosing a single motif of concentric serrated diamonds in green, red, white, and black, all on salt and pepper background; Red and gray supplementary fringe is added along one end and green and gray fringe along opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 50.0, Length = 96.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0582   CAS 0370-0582; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun vegetal and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Single saddle blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Salmon-colored design field is completely plain; Black border with zigzag inner edge frames blanket on all four sides.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 78.5, Length = 81.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0583   CAS 0370-0583; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Community: Thoreau area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1930
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 diagonal twill weave using 4 heddles, resulting in an unusual "braided" surface texture; Borderless, banded design consists of central horizontal band of a red diamond and two half-diamonds, flanked above and below by series of horizontal zigzag bands in successive colors of white, orange, yellow, gray, red, black, and mixed red and gray, the entire series repeated approx. three times on each half of the rug; Border at each end of rug comprises straight horizontal bands in same colors.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 81.0, Length = 171.5

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CAS 0370-0584   CAS 0370-0584; Saddle throw
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle throw
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 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft; Supplementary natural and aniline dyed wool tufts
Description Saddle throw or tufted rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave with tufts of unspun wool looped around warps approximately in every tenth row of wefts; Rug is woven in simple horizontal bands (each 2 wefts wide) in alternating colors of orange, white, and natural black/brown; Wider bands in carded gray border each end; Supplementary wool tufts are orange, gray, white, turquoise, and black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 73.0, Length = 76.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0585   CAS 0370-0585; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Wide Ruins
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and vegetal dyed wool weft
Description Wide Ruins-style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless, banded design consists of 5 horizontal decorative bands in white, tan, and pink on a gold-colored background; Central and end bands are plain, while other two incorporate double rows of parallelograms.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 60.0, Length = 86.3

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CAS 0370-0586   CAS 0370-0586; Pillow top
Category Textiles
Object Name Pillow top
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown wool weft
Description Pillow top or small non-regional rug woven wider than long and entirely in plain tapestry weave; Geometric design consists of large concentric terraced diamond motif in center, flanked on either side by half diamonds, all in colors of green, black, gray, white, brown, and orange, and tan; Double border in black and brown and green frames design along two long ends, while red border frames all four sides; Warp ends are cut along one end and knotted.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 58.8, Length = 49.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0587   CAS 0370-0587; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Teec Nos Pos area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Teec Nos Pos outline style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central rectangular area is filled with central column of serrated white diamonds outlined in black, flanked on either side of concentric, serrated diamonds in tan, red, and brown-black with each color outlined in white, the overall pattern on carded gray background; Narrow straight-edged brown/black border frames diamond pattern on all four sides, followed by white border around all four sides containing continuous brown/black zigzag line, and finally straight edged brown/black border.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 123.0, Length = 221.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0588   CAS 0370-0588; Rug
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

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0589   CAS 0370-0589; Rug
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. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun carded and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Borderless rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Wide panel at either end shows all-over pattern of diagonal lines of small parallelograms, with colors of dark brown and rust brown in alternate bands on carded gray background; Upper and lower end of each design panel is bordered by plain horizontal band in rust brown; Traces of red tassels remain in two corners.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 87.0, Length = 129.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0590   CAS 0370-0590; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
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. 1900-1925
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun carded and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Single saddle blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern consists of alternating plain red bands and bands of orange, gray, and black triangles and parallelograms at both ends; Wide central band contains asymmetrical geometric motifs in orange and black on carded gray background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 84.0, Length = 74.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0591   CAS 0370-0591; 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. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Plied commercial wool warp; Handspun natural, carded and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Small runner that is very loosely woven in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of large central concentric diamond with serrated edges in colors of gray, dark brown, and coral on plain white background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 44.5, Length = 54.5

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

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0593   CAS 0370-0593; Saddle throw
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle throw
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 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp and weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave in natural white color, with tufts of wool inserted after every four or five weft rows to produce shag surface; Shag tufts are gray across center band; Warps are plied and knotted at each end to form fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 49.0, Length = 54.0

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CAS 0370-0594   CAS 0370-0594; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Belt
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Commercially plied and aniline dyed wool warp; Cotton string weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 176.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0595   CAS 0370-0595; Sash belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Sash belt
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Germantown aniline dyed wool and cotton string warp; Cotton string weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.8, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 216.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0596   CAS 0370-0596; Sash
Category Textiles
Object Name Sash
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1954
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun cotton warp and weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 133.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0597   CAS 0370-0597; Kilt
Category Textiles
Object Name Kilt
Culture Jemez Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Jemez Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton warp and weft; Plied and aniline-dyed wool embroidery yarn
Description Rectangular ceremonial dance kilt worn by men; Woven in balanced tapestry weave with original selvage along top and one side; Cut edges along opposite side and bottom are rolled and hidden under decorative embroidery yarn; Embroidered design panel along both ends is woven in red, black, and green wool yarn and includes terraced triangles, broad green bands, and negative meander line; Simple geometric line borders bottom edge of kilt, accentuated by black crocheted band.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 111.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 65.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0598   CAS 0370-0598; Kilt
Category Textiles
Object Name Kilt
Culture Jemez Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Jemez Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton warp and weft; Plied and aniline-dyed wool embroidery yarn
Description Man's dance kilt consisting of a rectangular panel that is commercially woven in plain tapestry weave of white cotton string warp and weft; Embroidered decorative panels located along both left and right lower sides include black cloud (terraced triangles) and rain (red and white stripes) motifs against predominantly red background; Standard motif of vertical column of triangles and hooks is located along inner edge of decorative panel; Side and bottom edges of panel are wrapped with black yarn; Narrow black crocheted band is pendant from lower edge of kilt.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 103.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 48.5
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