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Navajo Rug

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Title

Navajo Rug

Object

Chinle or Wide Ruins style Rug

Native Name

Dah'iistł'ó refers to both the process of weaving on a loom, and its products.

Nomenclature Category

2: FURNISHINGS

Nomenclature Classification Term

Floor Covering

Culture

Navajo

Brief Description

Woven rug with solid, horizontal bands of earth-tones like yellow, beige and green.

Use

Do/De: Navajo woven textiles originated as clothing, but are most often used today as floor coverings, or hung on walls as decorative objects.

Dimension 1

60'' Long

Dimension 2

39'' Wide

Object Date

Early to mid-Twentieth Century

Material

Wool, vegetable dyes, synthetic yarns?

Construction

Hand-woven on a vertical loom

Decoration

Woven end-to-end pattern featuring wide, horizontal bands of solid color.

Maker Culture

Navajo

Collector

Elinor and Vincent Ostrom

Accession Number

2015-03-0177

Old Number

MM249.02

Locale

Southwestern United States

State

Arizona/New Mexico

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Comments Object History

Donated by the estate of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom

Rights Holder

This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Please contact the museum for use rights.

Subject

FLOOR COVERING:

Provenance

This object is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.