Rug

Rug

Ganado Dazzler with lazy lines. Handwoven on vertical frame loom; warp and weft are natural spun wool. Field color - beige. Pattern colors - brown, red & grey. Center diamond design is grey with red middle, ten inches long, surrounded by four 16" diamonds of brown, red and grey. Large half-diamonds are around the edges. Thin brown border has small triangles even spaced throughout.
  • Object: Rug
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 1900-1910
  • Dimensions: 75 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Navajo
  • Cultural Context: This kind of blanket was made for trade, at the instigation of white traders, and would have been used as a rug.
  • Donor: Pat Spencer
  • Catalog #: 97.046