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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0569   CAS 0370-0569; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Chinle area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1925
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline(?) dyed wool weft; Aniline (DuPont?) dye (pink)
Description Chinle-style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry and pulled-warp weaves; Borderless, banded design on pink background consists of groups of narrow and wider dark brown bands edged in white, wavy zigzag bands woven in pulled-warp technique, and horizontal bands of small, concentric brown and white diamonds; Central dark brown band contains row of opposing white "V" shapes.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 88.0, Length = 147.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0570   CAS 0370-0570; 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. 1940-1945
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft
Description Borderless rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Pattern replicates prehistoric pottery or textile design consisting of all over interlocking network of diagonal rows of stacked diamonds and straight diagonal lines with interlocking hooks in colors of white and natural brown-black on tan background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 86.5, Length = 154.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0572   CAS 0370-0572; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data City: Tuba City
Maker's Name Gloria Hadley (Mrs. Tillman Hadley)
Date of Manufacture 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and vegetal (?) dyed wool weft
Description Two-faced style rug woven entirely in tapestry weave; Front face shows a non-regional geometric design in pale green and dark brown on a light brown background, bordered on all four sides by a double reciprocating border of terraced triangles in black and white; Design is somewhat suggestive of a Two Grey Hills design except for the use of green; Reverse face shows borderless design of two horizontal composite bands in several shades of brown on a plain gray background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 57.0, Length = 54.3

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0573   CAS 0370-0573; 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 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft
Description Two Grey Hills style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of double cross motif in center in colors of white, tan, and black; Filler motifs are pendant from center motif and small terraced triangle is located in each corner; Background color is gray; Inner white border and outer black border are straight edged on both ends and reciprocating in rectilinear line along both sides.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 63.5, Length = 108.7

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0637   CAS 0370-0637; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional Moki-striped rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Central red cross is enclosed within open terraced concentric red and white diamonds and terraced "V" at each end, all flanked by pair of red and yellow terraced half-diamonds along each side, all on background of alternating narrow blue and brown/black bands; Wider red and yellow band is woven along each end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 102.5, Length = 170.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0638   CAS 0370-0638; 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. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft
Description Non-regional style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All over pattern of serrated, concentric diamonds includes 2 vertical columns of red and black serrated diamonds, with remaining spaces filled with white and black serrated diamonds and half-diamonds; Double straight-edged border is red and black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 89.0, Length = 176.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0639   CAS 0370-0639; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Borderless, non-regional style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design includes 3 bands, each containing wide, terraced diagonal motifs; Center band has gray diagonals edged in red and gray; End bands have red diagonals edged in black and orange; Designs are all on white background and adjacent bands are separated by narrow paired bands in red and black; Each corner is filled with parallel, serrated bars in red, black, gray, and orange at one end and red, black, white, and orange at opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 89.0, Length = 146.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0640   CAS 0370-0640; 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. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft
Description Non-regional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Plain white rectangular design field in center is completely without decorative motifs; Wide border with single row of white water bug motifs on black background (half of the border is of natural black-brown wool and half is of carded dark gray wool) frames rug on all four sides.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 73.5, Length = 120.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0554   CAS 0370-0554; 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. 1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Non-regional rug (or possibly odd-sized double saddle blanket) woven primarily in diagonal twill weave; Borderless, banded design consists of double horizontal bands (each woven of two colors) in orange, rust brown, black, white, red, and blue-gray, alternating with wider bands in black and white or gray and white; Narrow design bands are woven in diagonal twill on half the rug and in vertical beaded pattern (combining 3 colors) on opposite half; Wider bands are woven in diagonal twill throughout rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 89.5, Length = 121.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0563   CAS 0370-0563; 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. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional period rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless, banded design consists of 7 horizontal zigzag bands comprising small parallelograms in red, orange, and white (each outlined in contrasting color) on dark blue background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 61.5, Length = 105.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0560   CAS 0370-0560; 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
Date of Manufacture 1953
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Shiprock yei-style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of 3 identical, frontal-facing female yei figures and a fourth figure whose body forms a rainbow border around three sides of the other figures; All figures are dressed in multi-colored skirts and have ribbon streamers suspended from the arms; Background color is dark brown; Double border in white and black frames the rug on four sides.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 74.2, Length = 98.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0557   CAS 0370-0557; 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. 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, carded, aniline, and vegetal (?) dyed wool weft
Description Shiprock-style yei rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of row of four frontal facing yei figures whose bodies are predominantly orange, brown, red, and gold, respectively; Each wears a multi-colored kilt and is holding ribbon or feather streamers in their upraised hands; Figures are flanked at either end by a turquoise-colored corn plant, all on white background; Double straight-edged border in dark brown and red frames rug on all four sides.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 78.5, Length = 125.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0544   CAS 0370-0544; 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 Mary Ben
Date of Manufacture ca. 1959
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, vegetal dyed, and carded wool weft; 4-ply commercial wool weft
Description Chinle style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless, banded pattern consists of 5 bands of white squash blossom motifs on chartreuse background, alternating with 6 wider bands that have narrow wavy bands in green and white or gray and chartreuse on either dark green or chartreuse background; Plain white bands separate adjacent bands.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 85.5, Length = 132.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0545   CAS 0370-0545; 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. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Small central serrated diamond in black and turquoise blue on gray background is flanked on either side by wide vertical turquoise blue zigzag line edged in white and black, and the whole enclosed in a double terraced zigzag border in red, followed by a second double rectilinear fret border in white and black; Row of 3 small white and blue (faded to lavender) diamonds are positioned near each end of rug between the two borders; Traces of green, red, and yellow fringe remain along one end where warps are cut and knotted; Traces of blue and green fringe remain along opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 79.0, Length = 151.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0010   CAS 0370-0010; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Community: Coal Mine Mesa region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft
Description Non-regional style rug woven in plain tapestry technique with overall pattern of vertical black and white stripes, made by alternating color of weft with each horizontal pass; Numerous lazy lines form a fragmented vertical zigzag line extending generally up center of rug, possibly a precursor or inspiration for the the raised outline technique that began in the Coal Mine Mesa region of the Navajo Reservation in the early 1940s.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.0, Length = 155.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0650   CAS 0370-0650; 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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1958
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Pictorial style rug woven in plain tapestry technique, depicting Shiprock, a volcanic rock formation in northwestern New Mexico, woven in gray and black against white background; Plain black border around all four sides of rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.0, Length = 119.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0651   CAS 0370-0651; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Eye-dazzler rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All-over pattern of concentric finely serrated diamonds is woven in red, white, green, yellow, maroon, and purple; Decorative fringe in colors of red, purple, white, green, and yellow is added along both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 98.5, Length = 126.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0652   CAS 0370-0652; 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 Community: Crystal
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1949
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, aniline, and vegetal-dyed wool weft
Description Crystal-style rug with banded pattern; Five patterned bands woven in wavy "crystal-weave" technique in color combinations of black / white; Orange and teal blue, tan and rose, tan and light blue, tan and orange, gray and rust brown, white and light blue, and rose and rust brown alternate with six plain rose-colored bands.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.5, Length = 134.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0653   CAS 0370-0653; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry technique; Borderless design is that of an earlier wearing blanket and consists of central band of serrated diamonds in red, white, and black, flanked on either end by several serrated zigzag bands in black and white or purple and white, all on red background; Spaces between adjacent zigzag bands are filled with various small motifs, including hourglass shapes, stacked triangles, stacked parallelograms, and "H" motifs; Narrow purple band is woven along one end; Design layout is asymmetrical.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 117.0, Length = 173.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0654   CAS 0370-0654; 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. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, raveled, and 4-ply Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Rug with central motif of 5 stacked, serrated blue diamonds, with a green and white open diamond superimposed on each one; All four edges of rug are bordered by continuous green "vine" pattern with lateral branches all on dark red background; Top and bottom edges have decorative fringe added in blocks of colors (red and green, white and blue, yellow and maroon, yellow, and green).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 87.0, Length = 128.5
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