76_48_1.jpg
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76_48_1.jpg
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Dates: 1925-1935
Size: 286 x 152 cm; 6 warps(comma) 18 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. The layout of this pictorial example is similar to a more traditional Ye'ii pattern(comma) but does not depict deities. Instead(comma) the rug romanticizes the American stereotype of the Plains Indian with feather war bonnets. It was purchased at the Paramount Trading Store in Emporia(comma) Kansas.
Size: 286 x 152 cm; 6 warps(comma) 18 wefts
Description: Although there a few examples of pictorial images in Navajo weaving as early as the 1840's(comma) pictorial rugs only became prominent in the 1890's. The layout of this pictorial example is similar to a more traditional Ye'ii pattern(comma) but does not depict deities. Instead(comma) the rug romanticizes the American stereotype of the Plains Indian with feather war bonnets. It was purchased at the Paramount Trading Store in Emporia(comma) Kansas.
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Citation
“76_48_1.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/446.
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