Navajo Yei Rug

Navajo Yei Rug

Yei, true loom, warp and weft with wool. Colors: border is black and white, field color is light brown, design is 3 corn maidens with rainbow god in the colors purple blue, green, black, mustard, yellow orange, turquoise and red, synthetic dyes, continuous warp, no frinqe and tied off at corners. On the Yei is a second prize (peach) ribbon attached from Inter-tribal Indian ceremonial in Gallop NM 1968.
  • Object: Navajo Yei Rug
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 1968
  • Dimensions: 33 x 42
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Navajo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Betty B. Goshay
  • Catalog #: 97.261