89_21_2.jpg
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89_21_2.jpg
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Dates: 1930-1980
Description: Although this rug was collected near Crystal(comma) New Mexico(comma) the textile is woven in a Wide Ruins style with no border(comma) simple linear(comma) repeating design elements and pastel colors(comma) probably natural dyes. Wide Ruins is a regional style developed during a revival period in Navajo weaving(comma) starting in the 1940's. 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.
Description: Although this rug was collected near Crystal(comma) New Mexico(comma) the textile is woven in a Wide Ruins style with no border(comma) simple linear(comma) repeating design elements and pastel colors(comma) probably natural dyes. Wide Ruins is a regional style developed during a revival period in Navajo weaving(comma) starting in the 1940's. 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.
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“89_21_2.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/481.
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