Rug
Artist
Diné (Navajo)
Datec. 1930
Mediumnatural handspun wool
Dimensions87 × 56 1/2 inches (221 × 143.5 cm)
Other (velcro): 55 inches (139.7 cm)
Other (velcro): 55 inches (139.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number82.900.119
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionYarn colors are black, white, gray and tan.Label TextThis rug is woven from the natural colors and geometrical patterns characteristic of the Two Grey Hills style. The design of a cross with four arms is used in this weaving. It is based on the Navajo whirling log design used in sandpaintings and is not associated with European political symbols.
ProvenanceH.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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