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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0570 | |
| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0572 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0554 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0560 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0557 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0544 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0010 |  |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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