82_60_3.jpg
Dublin Core
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82_60_3.jpg
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Dates: 1960-1970
Size: 110 x 78.8 cm; 8 warps(comma) 38 wefts
Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period brought back stylized classic designs without borders made with vegetable dyed wools. One of the regional styles to develop during this period(comma) starting in the 1940's(comma) was the Wide Ruins type. Rugs made in this style are characterized by a three banded pattern made from complex and fine weaving technique. This example used vegetal dye in brown(comma) mustard(comma) yellow(comma) and white to create striped pattern with three rows of parallelograms in alternating colors.
Size: 110 x 78.8 cm; 8 warps(comma) 38 wefts
Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period brought back stylized classic designs without borders made with vegetable dyed wools. One of the regional styles to develop during this period(comma) starting in the 1940's(comma) was the Wide Ruins type. Rugs made in this style are characterized by a three banded pattern made from complex and fine weaving technique. This example used vegetal dye in brown(comma) mustard(comma) yellow(comma) and white to create striped pattern with three rows of parallelograms in alternating colors.
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“82_60_3.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/467.
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