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Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0009 | ![]() |
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. 1890-1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket woven entirely in weft-faced twill weave; All over pattern consists of narrow vertical stripes in alternating colors of brown and combination of white and carded gray; Narrow brown band at each end; Supplementary decorative fringe in black or purple is added at each corner. Note: Original CAS catalog card for this saddle blanket identifies this twill design as “owl’s eye design.” | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 78.0, Length = 130.0 |
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 |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0546 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Dress panel | |
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. 1865-1875 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun and raveled wool weft | |
Description | Single dress panel woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Wide center panel in natural black - brown is flanked on either end by red panel containing several narrow black -brown or indigo-blue bands and row of 5 terraced blue diamonds with red cross in center (half-diamond at each end of row). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 89.0, Length = 138.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0547 | ![]() |
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 area | |
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 | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of 3 vertical columns of white diamonds edged in black, and 2 vertical columns of smaller black diamonds edged in white, all on red background; Salt and pepper rectilinear fret border frames design on four sides; Possible traces of blue and gray fringe remain along one end. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 58.5, Length = 81.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0548 | ![]() |
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 | ca. 1885-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of vertical columns of serrated concentric diamonds in colors of green, white, blue, gold, purple, and red, all on red background; Overall design is asymmetrical. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.0, Length = 70.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0549 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Rug woven in design of woman's wearing blanket; Overall 9-spot layout includes 9 red rectangles (3 rows of 3 rectangles each, connected by alternating red and black bands) each with paired bands of alternating black and yellow parallelograms; Overall background consists of alternating narrow gray and black bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 93.5, Length = 54.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0550 | ![]() |
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 | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of double concentric diamond motif (in colors of red, white, green, and yellow) in center, framed on all four sides by blue zigzag border (edged in white) with serrated outer edge; Background color is red; Decorative fringe along border is in repeating sequence of red, green, and white, with one segment of yellow in center; Green tassel tied to one corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.3, Length = 65.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0551 | ![]() |
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. 1953 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, carded and vegetal-dyed (?) wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket woven entirely in weft-faced twill weave; Central design field is divided into two panels, one woven in black and white vertical beading and the other in gray and white vertical beading; Narrow band across center separates the two main panels and is woven in pale yellow and white vertical beading; Wide border with reciprocating terraced "T" motif in black and white frames each end of blanket; Supplementary black tassels are added at each corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.0, Length = 122.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0552 | ![]() |
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 | 1955 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft | |
Description | Single saddle blanket woven entirely in diagonal twill weave in colors of black, white, and carded gray; Tan fringe is added to lower corners. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 74.3, Length = 66.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0553 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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 | 1890-1910 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Soft, loosely woven wearing blanket (known as diyugi) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of 4 rose-colored bands (2 with internal bands in rust brown and white and 2 edged in white) and 3 rust brown bands (with internal bands in rose and natural brown - black), all on carded gray background; Decorative purple lilac colored fringe is added to each corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 90.0, Length = 133.0 |
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 0370-0555 | ![]() |
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. 1890-1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Single saddle blanket woven entirely in diamond twill weave in colors of gold, black, and red; Red and green fringe and green tassels added to lower corners. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.5, Length = 67.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0556 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Serape | |
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; Handspun carded, raveled, and Germantown wool weft | |
Description | Serape woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Asymmetrical, banded design on red background includes bands of concentric serrated diamonds and parallel serrated zigzag lines in brown, orange, green, maroon, white, black, gray, and lavender; Large rectangular motif in light tan is located near one end of serape; Supplemental fringe in green, maroon, black, and brown is added along one end; Traces of supplemental green tassels are evident in corners at opposite end. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.0, Length = 124.0 |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0558 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1880-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Diyugi-style blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of 5 horizontal coral and blue-gray bands on white background; Dark brown border with serrated edges on long sides and slightly inset from edges of blanket frames the design around all four sides. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 92.0, Length = 138.0 |
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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0561 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless banded pattern consists of 5 design bands, all with red backgrounds but with different designs in each band; Two bands at one end show row of concentric diamonds with smaller appended diamonds; Center band shows row of concentric crosses with row of straight edged diamonds above and row of terraced diamonds below; Two bands at opposite end show row of concentric terraced diamonds, closely spaced and widely spaced, respectively; Plain gray band separates adjacent design bands and contain row of open or solid diamonds or narrow band divided into parallelogram-shaped segments. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.5, Length = 137.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0562 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1875-1880 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design field is divided in half vertically (one half has gold background and other half has green background, each bordered in red); Design in each half consists of vertical column of concentric diamonds, flanked on either side by terraced diagonal lines extending to the border; Multi-colored supplementary fringe decorates both short ends of blanket - rug. (Design identified by Dr. Joe Ben Wheat as "Tree of Life" pattern.) | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.0, Length = 96.0 |
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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0564 | ![]() |
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 | |
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 | Transitional blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless pattern consists of vertical column of concentric serrated diamonds in white, red, gray, and black down center of rug, flanked on either side by similar row of half-diamonds along each side edge of rug; Small concentric serrated diamonds in black and white fill remaining spaces, all on red background; Decorative fringe is added along both ends in blocks of red, black, and white. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.5, Length = 133.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0565 | ![]() |
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. 1930-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket woven herringbone twill and plain tapestry weaves; Half of the blanket in tapestry weave has all over checkerboard pattern in red and blue (with one row of orange blocks in place of red), accomplished by changing color of weft fiber at each turn; Opposite half in herringbone twill has central band woven in red, white, and tan, flanked by bands red, white, and blue; Narrow red band in plain tapestry weave is at both ends of blanket. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 88.0, Length = 132.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0566 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1885-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Soft, loosely woven wearing blanket (known as a diyugi) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern consists of 5 rose colored bands (with internal narrow bands in gray and black or black and green) alternating with plain gray bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 90.0, Length = 143.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0567 | ![]() |
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 | 1954 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Two-faced rug woven entirely in tapestry weave with a different borderless, banded design on each side; Design on front consists of two primary bands containing concentric, terraced diamonds in gold, gray, and white on light brown background, alternating with simple horizontal bands in gold, yellow, gray, and two shades of brown; Design on reverse face consists of 3 groups of bands with beaded pattern in gray on yellow or white on brown, alternating with plain bands in yellow, brown, and two shades of tan. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 49.5, Length = 75.3 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0568 | ![]() |
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. 1930s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun carded wool warp; Handspun carded and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave with all-over design of narrow alternating red and gray vertical stripes, accomplished by alternating color of weft yarn with each pass of weft across width of rug. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 57.0, Length = 132.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0569 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 0370-0571 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Saddle blanket | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | McKinley | |
Other Geographic Data | Community: Pinedale | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Single saddle blanket woven in plain tapestry weave, with overall pattern of narrow bands of small black rectangular units on white background; Supplementary orange fringe is added on all four corners. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 94.5, Length = 73.5 |
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 0370-0574 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Serape | |
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. 1875-1880 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun indigo and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Child's serape woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of narrow horizontal bands in orange, blue, and yellow, and green on background of various shades of red. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 79.5, Length = 100.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0575 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Saddle throw | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Commercial plied natural and aniline dyed weft | |
Description | Saddle throw woven in plain weft faced and diamond twill weaves; Borderless, design includes three horizontal zoned bands woven in plain weft-faced weave in colors of white, black, gray, green, red, orange and muted maroon, on a black, gray, and white background woven in diamond twill weave; Warps are cut and their ends knotted at one end; Supplementary black fringe is added along both ends with multi-colored fringe at each corner; Two yarn pompoms are also attached at each corner in colors of white, black, green, or orange. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 65.7, Length = 84.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0576 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1865-1875 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun and raveled wool weft | |
Description | Man's wearing blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design includes 5 patterned bands, each consisting of row of very finely serrated, white diamonds outlined in blue and all on red background; Diamonds in end bands enclose blue crosses and are flanked on inner side by row of white crosses; Diamonds in second from the end bands enclose blue dashes and are flanked on both sides by white crosses; Diamonds in center band are outlined multiple times, enclose blue diamonds, and are flanked on either side by blue crosses; Patterned bands are separated by plain white bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.0, Length = 124.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0577 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Dress panel | |
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. 1875-1885 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | 4-ply wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Woman's dress panel (half of 2-piece dress) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Wide center panel is woven of natural black - brown wool; End panels include series of narrow parallel blue bands flanking center panel, and row of open, terraced diamonds in blue, bordered above and below by row of solid contiguous terraced blue triangles, all on red background. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 86.0, Length = 124.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0578 | ![]() |
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 | 1955 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Commercial plied and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Non-regional rug woven entirely in double-faced twill weave; All over pattern consists of small white rectangular blocks within blue lattice network; Colors are reversed on opposite side. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.0, Length = 125.2 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0579 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0584 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0586 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0594 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0599 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Shirt | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wool warp and weft | |
Description | Man's shirt constructed from several hand woven panels; Single rectangular panel that is folded over across the shoulders makes up body of shirt; Triangular area is cut out at top center for head and the edges are wrap stitched; Overall panel is woven in diagonal twill technique in plain white, with exception of wide band at either end that are woven in diamond twill technique in black and white; Side seams of main panel are sewn with black yarn; Separate panels that form tubular sleeves are similarly constructed with diamond twill panels along cuffs, seams along underside of sleeve, and sewn to shoulders with black yarn. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 49.5, Length = 64.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0600 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
Object Name | Sash belt | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton warp; Cotton string and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 99.0 (each) |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0601 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
Object Name | Purse | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Rio Arriba | |
Other Geographic Data | Town: Chimayo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wool warp and weft; Wood | |
Description | Handbag made from Chimayo rug that is folded in half and stitched together along sides and sewn to two wooden handles along top; Rug is woven in plain tapestry weave with a red, blue, and black star pattern on each face on a plain white field; Similar woven bags were produced and sold by Julius Gans of Santa Fe and marketed under the label "Ganscrafts"; See illustration of similar bag in Elkus accession files. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.0, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 44.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0602 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
Object Name | Purse | |
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 natural and aniline dyed wool; Wood | |
Description | Similar woven bags were produced and sold by Julius Gans of Santa Fe and marketed under the label "Ganscrafts"; See illustration of similar bag in Elkus accession files. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.0, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 39.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0605 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Shirt | |
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 aniline dyed wool embroidery yarn | |
Description | Man's shirt with front and back woven in one piece (open sides are connected with short strips of black elastic) and the separate sleeves attached at shoulder; Shirt is primarily of hand woven cotton cloth woven in plain weft-faced tapestry technique; Sleeves are constructed from flat panels that are folded in half and expanded with inset of commercial white fabric; Front, back, and sleeves are decorated with embroidered terraced triangles and rectangular blocks in black, red, and green, all of which incorporate negative designs of small triangles and zigzags; Single multi-colored yarn pompom is attached to cuff of each sleeve and pair of pompoms is attached on each side of waist. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.5, Length = 61.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0606 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blouse | |
Culture | Seminole | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 53.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0607 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Skirt | |
Culture | Seminole | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
Description | Woman's patchwork skirt. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 96.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0608 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Cape | |
Culture | Seminole | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 113.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 66.0 |
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 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0610 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Rug on loom with batten | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Thoreau, NM area | |
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 = 62.7, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 67.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0611 | ![]() |
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 | 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; Aniline dye (orange); Wood | |
Description | Partially completed rug on loom, woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Loom includes web beam (lower dowel) and warp beam (upper dowel), heddle rod, and shed rod; Borderless design consists of orange and white bands alternating with black (or gray) and white bands; Within each band, the weaver has changed the color of the weft after each horizontal pass, so that the same colored wefts always go over and under the same warps (whether going from left to right or right to left), with the result that each horizontal band also contains alternating white and orange (or white and black) vertical stripes; End cords are orange; Rug is woven without selvage cords. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 53.5, Length = 71.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0612 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Rug on loom | |
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. 1940-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft; Wood | |
Description | Partially completed non-regional rug on loom, woven entirely in diagonal twill weave in colors of black and gray; Loom setup includes upper and lower anchor rods, shed rod, and 3 heddle rods. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.0, Length = 90.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0613 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Weaving implement (comb) | |
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. 1930s to 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wood: pine | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 20.8 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0636A | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Dress panel | |
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. 1900-1930 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Woman's dress panel (companion piece to CAS 0370-0636B) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Natural black - brown center panel is flanked on either end by red panel, each showing pair of parallel gray zigzag lines across their centers and row of solid terraced blue or blue and gray triangles along top and bottom edges. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 135.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0636B | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Dress panel | |
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 | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Woman's dress panel (companion piece to CAS 0370-0636A) woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Natural black - brown center panel is flanked on either end by red panel, each showing pair of parallel gray zigzag lines across their centers and row of solid terraced blue triangles along top and bottom edges. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 135.0 |
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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0641 | ![]() |
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. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Blanket is entirely white with no decorative design at all; Sides of blanket are woven very unevenly. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 70.0, Length = 160.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0642 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Manta / shoulder blanket | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1924 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun cotton weft; 4-ply aniline dyed wool embroidery yarn | |
Description | Ceremonial manta woven entirely in plain balanced tapestry weave; Embroidered band along top edge has negative design of parallel white zigzags against background of alternating green and black vertical stripes; Embroidered band along bottom edge has similar design as well as 5 diamond motifs, each containing a cloud-lightning-rain motif in red blue and yellow; Pair of black stacked triangles is positioned above each cloud motif. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 138.0, Length = 104.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0644 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Saddle blanket | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | 1954 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun natural wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket woven in plain tapestry weave; Blanket is entirely white and without any decorative design. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 70.0, Length = 148.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0645 | ![]() |
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. 1954 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Double saddle blanket, woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Rug is entirely white except for small concentric serrated diamond in center in black and gray and serrated quarter-diamonds in each corner in black, gray, and white; Narrow black band borders each end of rug. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.0, Length = 158.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0646 | ![]() |
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 | ca. 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun natural wool warp and weft | |
Description | Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave in natural white wool; Tufts of white wool are inserted after every few rows of weft to produced shag effect. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 44.0, Length = 48.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0647 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket fragment | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | ||
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and indigo-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Fragment of Chimayo blanket | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 98.0, Length = 26.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0648 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional eye-dazzler style blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All over pattern of serrated, concentric diamonds is woven in colors of red, white, maroon, lime green, olive green, yellow, gold, and blue (2 shades); Band along each end shows rectangular blocks in red, lime green, and gold within white and purple rectilinear fret, all on red background; Traces of red, lime green, purple, blue, and gold fringe remain along both ends. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 100.0, Length = 145.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0649 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Manta / shoulder blanket | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun cotton and aniline and indigo dyed wool weft | |
Description | Woman's manta with wide white center panel woven in plain tapestry weave of undyed cotton warps and wefts and flanked along both long ends by an inner border woven in diagonal twill of undyed cotton warps and dyed (red) wool wefts with design of 2 groups of 4 parallel white lines each, and then by an outer border woven in diamond twill of undyed cotton warps and dyed (blue) wool wefts; Both inner and outer edges of blue border are flanked by plied binding stitch whose pile is higher than other wefts. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 129.5, Length = 98.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0650 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Catalog Number |
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 0370-0656 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1865 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and indigo dyed wool weft | |
Description | Moki striped blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern consists of 5 wide design bands of alternating narrow brown and blue bands, with narrow white and blue beaded band in center and along top and bottom edges of each design band; Narrow white band separates adjacent design bands of narrow brown and blue bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 130.0, Length = 173.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0657 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | ||
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, vegetal, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 108.0, Length = 192.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0658 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Manta / shoulder blanket | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun wool weft | |
Description | Woman's shoulder blanket woven in balanced diamond and diagonal twill weaves; Wide center panel is woven in diagonal twill in natural black - brown; Narrower end panels are woven in diamond twill in dark blue; Continuous multi-plied lengths of red and yellow-green yarn are machine sewn onto dress with thread along juncture between center and end panels and along sides of end panels. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 128.5, Length = 105.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0659 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1885 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket or rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of alternating gray and white bands of equal width, separated by narrower dark brown bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 97.0, Length = 175.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0660 | ![]() |
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 | ca. 1930-1950 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun natural wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Saddle throw or rug woven entirely in diamond twill weave in plain white, except for narrow black band across center and along each end; Warp ends are plied and knotted along one end to form short fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.5, Length = 60.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0661 | ![]() |
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. 1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Single saddle blanket woven entirely in two-faced tapestry weave; Front face of blanket shows borderless design of plain horizontal bands in black, gray, red, and dark brown; Reverse face of blanket is plain white. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 68.0, Length = 75.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0662 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Rio Grande Valley | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 110.0, Length = 204.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0663 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
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. 1880-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Child's (?) wearing blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Wide natural brown center band is bordered by narrow pink or faded red band, and then by band of yellow (now faded to nearly white) terraced diamonds on red background. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 125.5, Length = 80.0 |
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 |
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 0370-0666 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket fragment | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1875-1885 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed weft | |
Description | Fragment of blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Double warp running down center of fragment indicates it was originally woven wider than width of loom; Borderless design consists of plain horizontal bands, alternating in colors of coral/red and white/yellow (edged in light blue and possibly pale green) and two wider bands of white bordered in light blue and dark brown; Cut warp ends are knotted at both ends to form fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 39.0, Length = 81.0 |
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 0370-0668 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket / rug with banded pattern; End panel shows pair of narrow contiguous bands with alternating black and white parallelograms on red background; Next inner band is lighter shade of red, bordered by narrow black and white bands; Next band shows single band of alternating black and white rectangles on red background; Next band is plain gray; Central band shows pair of spaced bands with alternating black and white rectangles, all on red background; Side selvages and end cords are knotted in corners and augmented with black tassels. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 100.0, Length = 153.0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 0370-0676 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Man's shoulder blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern consists of 4 patterned bands (composed of alternating gray edged in black, rust brown, and blue bands) alternating with 3 wide plain white bands; This blanket is unusual in its design and may represent the Hopi version of a Navajo Chief-style blanket. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 183.0, Length = 139.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0677 | ![]() |
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 | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1885 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun single and plied wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket / rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of central band with concentric, serrated diamonds in red, white, yellow and blue on red background; Central band is flanked on either side by band containing white and yellow zigzag lines (both edged in red) on carded gray background; Band at either end of blanket contains white and blue and yellow and blue serrated zigzag lines on red background. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.5, Length = 113.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0678 | ![]() |
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. 1890-1905 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool weft; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft and fringe | |
Description | Transitional blanket / rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Pattern consists of concentric terraced black and white diamonds within all-over blue and white terraced diamond network, all on red background; Narrow blue, yellow, and green band along each end; Decorative fringe (red, white, purple, and black) is added along each end. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 99.0, Length = 141.5 |
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 |
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 |
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 0370-0682 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Amanda Walker | |
Date of Manufacture | 1939 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wool warp; Wool weft | |
Description | Rectangular warp and weft faced blanket, loosely woven in two pieces on narrow loom and seamed together down center; Woven in 3 colors (white, medium tan, and brown-gray) in an all-over diamond twill pattern that includes vertical stripes in tan and brown-gray and horizontal bands in white and medium tan; Warp ends form short fringe at both ends. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 119.5, Length = 159.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0683 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Paired warps in center indicate blanket was woven on loom that was half as wide as completed textile; Borderless design consists of horizontal bands arranged into 5 panels; Each zone includes a central band in pink/lavender/yellow, flanked by alternating bands in red and brown; Adjacent zones are separated by a wider band in white, edged in lavender and red; Warps ends are cut and knotted at each end to form short fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 127.0, Length = 212.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0684 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Rio Arriba | |
Other Geographic Data | Town: Chimayo | |
Maker's Name | Ortega family | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Commercially spun wool warp; Commercially spun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 129.5, Length = 208.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0685 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and indigo-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Paired warps in center indicate blanket was woven on loom that was half as wide as completed blanket; Borderless design consists of alternating dark brown and indigo blue horizontal bands; Brown bands each have narrow white band running through them; 3 of the brown brands are wider than the others and have wide white bands running through them; Warps are cut at one end and knotted to form short fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 132.0, Length = 202.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0686 | ![]() |
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; possibly Chinle, AZ area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1924 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket/rug loosely woven entirely in plain tapestry technique; Large central motif of concentric, serrated diamonds in colors of 3 shades of brown is bordered on either side by serrated zigzag lines in same colors, all on borderless white background. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 129.5, Length = 166.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0687 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Osage or Potawatomi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | ||
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Felted wool; Satin ribbon | |
Description | Blanket made from single piece of black felted fabric with yellow painted band along long ends; Short ends are raw cut edges; One long edge and half of each short side are trimmed with wide bands of ribbon, machine-sewn into appliqué strips of geometric designs in colors of blue, purple, green, rose, yellow, and pink; Short segments of additional ribbon are sewn along the long end to form short fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 162.0, Length = 156.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0688 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1875-1885 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Weft: handspun, raveled, and 4-ply Germantown aniline-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Soft (diyugi) wearing blanket with alternating red and white banded pattern, woven in variety of materials typical of 1870s and early 1880s; Red end band shows terraced zigzag line in olive green and lavender, bordered on outside by pair of lines in lavender and yellow and on inside by pair of lines in yellow and dark blue; Next red panel is similar but has only single border lines in white and dark blue; Central red panel is wider than others and shows row of lavender crosses with olive green tips, flanked by terraced zigzag line in lavender and olive green with paired borders along the overall band in yellow and dark blue; Adjacent warps are tied off and plied to form short fringe at one end. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 130.0, Length = 201.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0689 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | ||
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870-1880 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 138.0, Length = 223.0 |
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 |
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 0370-0692 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Blanket was woven in two pieces that were then sewn together down the center; Zoned, banded design consists of 6 horizontal panels of narrow bands, each including alternating colors of red and orange edged in lavender and green; Primary bands alternate with 5 decorative bands, each including a central white serrated diamond, flanked by serrated chevrons in orange, red, green, and lavender on white background. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 132.5, Length = 217.0 |
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 |
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 0370-0695 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1875 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun, raveled, and 3- and 4-ply aniline-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Second-phase Chief's blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of end and center bands with 12-spot layout of red blocks on background of blue bands, all on overall background of alternating white and natural brown-black bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 197.0, Length = 145.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0696 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1880 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, re-spun, and aniline-dyed wool weft | |
Description | Woman's wearing blanket in 1st phase Chief blanket pattern; Central black band is flanked by narrow black and yellow bands on red background; These in turn are flanked by wider panels of alternating narrow black / brown and white bands; End panels show narrow orange and yellow bands on red background; Blanket is very loosely woven. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 139.0, Length = 117.0 |
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 0370-0698 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural (white and brown) wool weft | |
Description | Man's wearing blanket woven in balanced diamond twill and diagonal twill techniques; Overall pattern of alternating brown and white bands, both horizontally and vertically, produces an all-over plaid design that is standard for blankets of this type; Blanket was woven longer than wide. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 128.0, Length = 139.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0699 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | 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. 1870-1875 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun and raveled wool weft | |
Description | 3rd phase chief blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; 9-spot pattern is typical of blankets of this type and includes concentric red and blue diamonds in center and half diamonds and quarter diamonds around edges, all on banded background (alternating blue and brown bands on red background across ends and center, separated by wider bands of alternating natural brown / black and white bands. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 187.0, Length = 141.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0700 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Spanish-American | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1900 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cotton string warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Paired warps in center indicate blanket was woven on loom that was half as wide as completed blanket; Borderless design consists of narrow and wide red horizontal bands, arranged into 5 zones on a white background; Warp ends are cut at both end and knotted to form short fringe. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 127.0, Length = 222.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0701 | ![]() |
Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Textiles | |
Object Name | Tipi liner | |
Culture | Cheyenne | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Montana, Wyoming | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Canvas; Cotton cloth; Glass beads; Flannel cloth | |
Description | Rectangular tipi liner constructed of several wide strips of white canvas that are machine sewn together and backed with white cotton sheeting; Front of liner is decorated with 15 evenly spaced beaded bands, segmented into colors of yellow, blue, and red, with a small red felt button attached at each change of color; Along one long edge is row of beaded rosettes in yellow, red, and dark and light blue; A leather lacing wrapped in raffia-like fiber, looped at each end, and decorated with deer hoof and tuft of yellow-dyed wool is pendant from each beaded rosette. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 230.5, Length = 144.0 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0702 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket / 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. 1885-1890 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft | |
Description | Transitional blanket / rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All-over eye dazzler design of serrated diamonds includes central band of concentric serrated diamonds in colors of orange, white, and red, bordered above and below by band of concentric, serrated diamonds in colors of orange, gray, teal green, and rust brown; End panels consist of large, parallel serrated zigzag lines in colors of red, white, and gray on red background and finally a narrow white band bordered in gray near each end. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 171.5, Length = 222.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0703 | ![]() |
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. 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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0704 | ![]() |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Chilkat blanket | |
Culture | Tlingit/Chilkat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada or USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Alaska | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Mountain goat wool; Vegetal and aniline dyes | |
Description | Five-sided Chilkat blanket, largely rectangular with triangular bottom edge; Woven of wool-wrapped cedar warps and natural and aniline-dyed, hand-spun wool wefts; Central image of an orca is flanked by various animal and clan symbols in blue, yellow, black, and white; Double white and black borders frame entire panel; Long fringe along lower edge; Braided side warps include weaver's marks; According to Harold Jacobs of the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, the image on this blanket is a variation of the “Diving Whale.” | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 172.0, Length = 91.0 |
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