Dublin Core
Title
Navajo Rug
Object
"Hubbell Revival" Ganado 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 in red, black, and grey with a central checkered pattern, and horizontal bands of diagonal striping above and below the checkered field.
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
65.5'' Long
Dimension 2
39'' Wide
Object Date
c. 1910-1920
Material
Wool, bayeta, synthetic yarns or dyes
Construction
Hand woven on a vertical loom
Decoration
Grey woven rug with horizontal patterned bands of decoration in red, black and white. The central design area is checkered with serrate diamonds in red and black. Elsewhere, there are bands of diagonal stripes and white chevrons.
Collector
Donated by Abby Mathers Wodock
Accession Number
MM00143.12
Locale
Southwestern United States
State
Arizona/New Mexico
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
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.