Rug

Rug

Two Grey Hills style: rectangular; true loom; continuous warp-wool; weft wool cobro: Natural (bleached) light brown dark brown (vecntal dyed - probably sumac): Geometric (stairs) pattern of four central (squared) diamonds: Field color - natural and designs light and dark brown: at 1/2 of the diamond pattern is on out sides of textile: border color is light brown: a dark brown zig zag on sides and straight lines on top and bottom separate the border from the design- Frequent lazy stitched- no fringe- no escape line.
  • Object: Rug
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 1920s
  • Dimensions: 75" x 50"
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Navajo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Ella Trusell
  • Catalog #: 99.002