Rug or Blanket

Rug or Blanket

Crystal Springs style textile; rectangular; true loom woven with 4 selvages; warp — handspun wool; weft — handspun wool. Colors: cream, two shades of brown, and orange; natural wool colors with possible mercuric oxide being the orange dye. Field color — cream; design colors — brown and orange. Design pattern: geometric designs in two tone brown; "storm pattern" of orange in center. Four orange rectangles- one on each corner. Lazy lines visible.
  • Object: Rug or Blanket
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 1940's
  • Dimensions: 60" by 38.5"
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Navajo or Dineh
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Anna Louise Myers
  • Catalog #: 96.132