"Eye-Dazzler" Weaving
Navajo (Diné) · 1880/1900 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Navajo weavers, most of whom were women, developed a new, more colorful and complex style of weaving in the late 19th century: they began incorporating wool yarns that had been dyed with vibrant commercial dyes, made available through expanded railroads. They often rendered the junctures between colors as serrated, zigzag lines, creating dynamic patterns that visually vibrate. For this reason, these textiles have come to be called “eye dazzlers.”
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- Maker
- Navajo (Diné), Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
- Date
- 1880/1900
- Medium
- Cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined selvages and heading, overcast finish terminating in tassels
- Dimensions
- 214.5 × 155.7 cm (84 1/2 × 61 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Navajo
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. William Bross Lloyd
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
