Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0001 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1989 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Egyptian cotton; Weft: commercially cleaned and spun wool yarn, hand-dyed with vegetal dyes; Twining and selvage cords: English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave; Central design consists of multiple, concentric terraced diamonds in colors of very pale green, rose, dark brown, beige, and gold on a gold background and framed by a multiple borders in pale green, deep gold, white, and dark brown; Gold-colored spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are done with a contrasting gold yarn; Rug is woven extremely finely, using weft yarns that were dyed with vegetal dyes by Navajo weavers; A total of 9 colors appear in this rug. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 74.0, Length = 105.2 | |