76_5_1.jpg
Dublin Core
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Description
Dates: 1927-1928
Size: 213.5 x 139 cm; 9 warps(comma) 26 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. This example of the regional style won first prize at the 1928 Shiprock Fair and was likely made by master weaver Daisy Taugulchee of wool dyed with aniline and vegetal colors. Daisy was one of the leading weavers of the Two Grey Hills style and known for the quality of her weaving.
Size: 213.5 x 139 cm; 9 warps(comma) 26 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. This example of the regional style won first prize at the 1928 Shiprock Fair and was likely made by master weaver Daisy Taugulchee of wool dyed with aniline and vegetal colors. Daisy was one of the leading weavers of the Two Grey Hills style and known for the quality of her weaving.
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“76_5_1.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/449.
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