Rug

Artist Diné (Navajo)

Datec. 1951

Mediumnatural handspun wool; vegetal dye

Dimensions79 1/2 × 57 1/2 inches (201.9 × 146.1 cm)
Other (Velcro): 57 inches (144.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number82.900.87

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionYarn colors are white, brown and yellow.

Label TextIn the 1920s and 1930s, Diné weavers created a new style. They revived elements from previous designs, but with a fresh sensibility. They used alternating bands of colors. They wove these from edge to edge, instead of making dark borders around the perimeter. The weavers also experimented with vegetal dyes, in place of chemical dyes. These natural dyes produced a pastel palette of colors. The weaver of this rug made zigzag bands of angled shapes. She (most Diné weavers are women) used soft yellow and brown dyed yarns with the natural wool. She reversed how she used the yellow and brown in each band, creating variety in the design.

ProvenanceMaisel's Indian Trading Post, Albuquerque, New Mexico; purchased March 7, 1952 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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