RUG

Navajo wool rug circa 1950 purchased by Dolores Heidenreich in Arizona. Black border with stepped designs on selvages; central white background with double diamond motif in center and separate stepped motifs in four corners; diamonds formed by combinations of stepped triangles arranged in concentric colors: black, gray, red, white, black; stepped motifs in corners are half stepped triangles in black, gray, red. Technique = tapestry. Black tassles in four corners.

Details

Catalog Number: A2007:3:26

Object Name: RUG

Artist/Maker:

• Artist: Navajo

Material: wooldye

Dimensions:

• Depth: 0.50 cm
• Length: 177.0 cm
• Width: 73.0 cm

World Region: North America

Culture Area: Southwest

People/Culture: NAVAJO

Place Made: United States of AmericaARIZONA

Collection: Anthropology