Soft wool yarn in tapestry weave; red ground with black, grey and white designs; inset border; 2 large right angle crosses (grey/black) connected grey/black rectangles inside all 4 sides; central design on 2 connected rectangles with ticking; several worn and damaged areas, some crude repairs. Wool warp and weft; tapestry weave. Fragile condition.
Donor:
Charles Rossbach and Mrs. Charles Rossbach
Collection place:
Crystal, San Juan County, New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico; San Juan; Crystal
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
ca. 1900
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.97 meters and width 1.27 meters
Comment:
Conservation: Sprayed with DDT in alcohol; not dry-cleaned because of fragile condition.