73_8_1.jpg
Dublin Core
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Dates: 1939-1945
Size: 190 x 153.5 cm; 12 warps(comma) 64 wefts
Description: Two Grey Hills is a regional style associated with the Toadlena and Two Grey Hills Trading Post established in 1914 by George Bloomfield and Ed Davis. The style was inspired by rugs being created at the Crystal(comma) NM(comma) Trading Post and patterns on local prehistoric ceramics. Two Grey Hills rugs are characterized by the use of natural browns(comma) tan(comma) gray(comma) ivory(comma) white(comma) and black colors. They rarely incorporate reds(comma) oranges(comma) or blues. Typical designs feature terraced diamond centers(comma) corner elements(comma) and full border designs. A unique motif used in Two Grey Hills rugs are the multiple-outlined Z shape. This example was woven by master weaver Bessie Many Goats who is respected as one of the innovators of Two Grey Hills style. The outlined Z shape is incorporated into the border design.
Size: 190 x 153.5 cm; 12 warps(comma) 64 wefts
Description: Two Grey Hills is a regional style associated with the Toadlena and Two Grey Hills Trading Post established in 1914 by George Bloomfield and Ed Davis. The style was inspired by rugs being created at the Crystal(comma) NM(comma) Trading Post and patterns on local prehistoric ceramics. Two Grey Hills rugs are characterized by the use of natural browns(comma) tan(comma) gray(comma) ivory(comma) white(comma) and black colors. They rarely incorporate reds(comma) oranges(comma) or blues. Typical designs feature terraced diamond centers(comma) corner elements(comma) and full border designs. A unique motif used in Two Grey Hills rugs are the multiple-outlined Z shape. This example was woven by master weaver Bessie Many Goats who is respected as one of the innovators of Two Grey Hills style. The outlined Z shape is incorporated into the border design.
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“73_8_1.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/440.
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