Blanket or Rug
Navajo (Diné) · c. 1900 · Art Institute of Chicago
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This blanket or rug displays many of the characteristics of Navajo weaving made at the turn of the previous century. During this period, Navajo artists were working in an increasingly commercial environment, with many of their weavings destined for non-Indian buyers. Weavers also could sell their work through traders who would make suggestions on colors and designs in response to market trends. The bold rows of linked crosses are formed using only two colors against a variegated gray background—a limited palete that is a striking departure from the Navajo weavers' earlier vibrant "Eye Dazzler" blankets. The unusually large size of this textile suggests that it was woven for a specific purpose or location.
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Details
- Maker
- Navajo (Diné), Ganado area, Arizona, United States
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- Wool, dovetailed tapestry weave; twined edges and ends
- Dimensions
- 308 × 157.5 cm (121 1/4 × 62 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- Arizona
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Joseph W. Fell
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
