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CAS 0370-0655 | |
| 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 | 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Yei style rug woven in plain tapestry technique; Four yei figures with gold bodies and multi-colored attire are depicted in full frontal, standing pose in central white rectangular area; Wide inner gray border includes brown terraced zigzag line outlined in white; Outer border around all four sides is black; Prominent white "weaver's pathway" line extends from central white area to border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 132.0, Length = 104.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0669 |  |
| 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. 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft; Commercially spun and aniline-dyed wool tassels | |
| Description | Rug woven primarily in diamond twill technique with plain tapestry bands and plain tapestry over paired warp bands at both ends; Narrow band across center is woven in white and lavender, while remainder of rug is woven in gray and lavender; Maroon colored tassels are added at each corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 88.0, Length = 145.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0670 |  |
| 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. 1930-1940 | |
| 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 is gray and without any decorative elements; Inner red border (straight-edged on inside and serrated on outside) and outer dark brown border frame rug on all four sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 102.0, Length = 135.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0671 |  |
| 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. 1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Non-regional borderless rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern shows 5 patterned bands alternating with six plain bands; Center pattern band shows black background, flanked by bands with gray backgrounds, while end bands have red background; Each band is filled with a variety of geometric shapes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 141.0, Length = 260.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0672 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Crystal area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1957 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and vegetal (?) dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Crystal-style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern shows 4 bands of triangular motifs in gray, white, yellow and brown, tan, white, alternating with 5 bands woven in crystal-style wavy technique in colors of gray, orange, white, and tan. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 138.0, Length = 182.0 | |
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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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0674 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Rock Point | |
| Maker's Name | Florence Roanhorse (b. ca. 1920) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1948 | |
| 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 technique; Banded pattern includes three bands with pink "Z" motifs on tan background, alternating with 4 plain bands in white, pink, tan, and olive green. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 99.0, Length = 162.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0675 |  |
| 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 | Cotton string warp; Handspun carded and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Gallup Throw style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless pattern consists of all-over design of red rectangles arranged in rows and columns on tan background with narrow dark gray-green band along each end; Warps are cut and knotted at one end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 44.0, Length = 48.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0679 |  |
| 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. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and vegetal dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Rug woven mostly in twill weave; Design over most of rug consists of alternating vertical stripes in alternating colors of white, rust brown, and gray; Narrow band at one end of rug is woven in diamond twill pattern in colors of yellow, white, and brown; Very narrow gray band at same end is woven in plain tapestry weave. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.5, Length = 105.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0680 |  |
| 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. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Raised outline style rug woven in plain tapestry weave; Small central diamond in red and white vertical stripes is on background of white and carded gray vertical stripes; Edges of small diamond are woven in raised outline technique, accomplished by passing weft over two warps instead of usual one; Four larger diamonds (2 above and 2 below central diamond) are similarly defined in background area; Serrated border around all four sides of rug is woven in vertical stripes of red and black and its inside edge is also defined in raised outline. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 89.0, Length = 121.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0681 |  |
| 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. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Small non-regional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of narrow red and brown band across center and wider black and white band along each end, all on white and very light gray background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 59.0, Length = 63.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0664 |  |
| 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 | Chinle style rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of plain horizontal stripes, alternately in two shades of carded brown edged in black, all on white background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.0, Length = 95.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0665 |  |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.0, Length = 63.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0667 |  |
| 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: Two Grey Hills area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1953 | |
| 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 in central rectangular area includes 8-pointed black and white star in center, connected by white meandering lines to four black and white geometric units in corners, all on carded tan background and framed within rectilinear meandering border in black and white around four sides; Inner border is carded gray, and outermost border is black. (Note: Colors of this rug indicate Two Grey Hills origin, but design layout is more similar to storm pattern rug -- Russell Hartman, 1998.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 96.5, Length = 148.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0693 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Chinle area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Pictorial rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of a blue leafless tree from whose branches are suspended small Christmas ornaments, all against white background; Base of tree is mounted on brown rectangular platform; Words "Merry" and "Christmas" are woven in blue block letters above and below tree, respectively; Straight-edged blue border frames rugs on all four sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 125.0, Length = 215.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0694 |  |
| 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. 1900-1910 | |
| 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; Design consists of 3 vertical bars (half white and half brown/black), each with 9 shorter crossbars, all on carded gray background; Small lozenge-shaped motifs in white and black/brown extend across entire rug (background and designed areas) in regularly spaced bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 139.0, Length = 191.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0697 |  |
| 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. 1885-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown wool yarn weft | |
| Description | Transitional blanket / rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Eye-dazzler pattern consists of all over layout of concentric, serrated diamonds in red, white, yellow, lavender, and black, all on white background; Lavender, yellow, black, and white border frames all four sides of blanket / rug. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 143.0, Length = 174.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0690 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1885-1895 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton string and handspun wool warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | Borderless rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of central column of large concentric, serrated diamonds in red, white, green, yellow, and blue and purple, outlined in contrasting colors and smaller column of half-diamonds along each side, all on red background; Columns of smaller serrated diamonds in multiple colors fills spaces between columns of larger design elements, and includes pair of terraced diamonds in green and white located at each end; Decorative fringe added along both ends. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 141.0, Length = 250.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0691 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Rock Point | |
| Maker's Name | Florence Roanhorse (b. ca. 1920) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed (Dupont?) wool weft | |
| Description | Non-regional rug woven entirely in diagonal twill weave; Design field is divided into horizontal bands of rectangular blocks with the direction of the diagonal patterning alternating in adjacent blocks; Adjacent bands are separated by narrow bands of vertical beading, all in white, black, and blue; Narrow black bands border the rug on both ends. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 150.0, Length = 214.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0609 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom | |
| 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. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun wool weft; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 65.2, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 44.0 | |
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