3 10 149 https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/d4ecca6805e50625e59d49d582ae72b6.jpg 81cd6bae3d05d1d6bc9698e8076cfaab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 81_46_74.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1900-1915 Size: 134 x 139 cm; 7 warps(comma) 30 wefts Description: Unusual rug that incorporates the Phase I chief's blanket style. Chief's blankets are considered the high point of traditional Navajo weaving. All chief's blankets are woven with a greater width than length and are characterized by broad horizontal black and white stripes with three perpendicular bands. Chief's blankets were traded by the Navajo to other indigenous groups(comma) including the Ute(comma) Plains groups(comma) and Pueblos. The phase I style is characterized by a more basic stripe pattern. Chief Blanket Navajo Rugs Phase I https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/768ee70c97acd686e68482e6d13bc074.jpg 725b4bc4bf033018019ac5c53e4d7f6f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_8.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1960-1970 Size: 73 x 68 cm; 8 warps(comma) 62 wefts Description: Although Ye'ii are sometimes found in rug designs prior to the 20th century(comma) the earliest known weaver to incorporate the figures into her weaving was Yanapah who was married to a trader based near Farmington(comma) New Mexico. Also in the early 20th century Will Evans(comma) the owner of Shiprock Trading Company(comma) promoted the Ye'ii design. The Ye'ii design is one of the most popular Navajo styles on the modern market. Ye'ii are religious deities based on traditional Navajo Sand paintings(comma) but lack the religious significance of the sand paintings. Typically male Ye'ii are woven with round heads(comma) while females have square heads. This Ye'ii rug was woven by Stella Jim. AZ Lukachukai Navajo Rugs Yeii Rug https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/71ddef05024d1eaef4cf839e2033ad85.jpg e9334ff2caf10857bb13b6d602b6c817 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_5.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1970 Size: 199.5 x 110 cm; 11 warps(comma) 44 wefts Description: In 1905 Hambleton Bridger Noel established a trading post in the Four Corners area due to the high quality of rugs being produced by Navajo women in the area. The regional style of Teec Nos Pos developed from this post. Teec Nos Pos rugs feature a wide border with repeating geometric motifs(comma) while the central portion is filled with complex designs that show a definite Near Eastern influence. Motifs include stylized feathers(comma) arrows(comma) hooks(comma) diamonds(comma) triangles(comma) and steps. This modern example was woven by Maude Dale using aniline dyed commercial yarn. AZ Navajo Rugs Rug Teec Nos Pos https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/66ec857f6de70775aaf77242d3fc3c91.jpg b8e509bcbd3f24d98c4420a7f0542e9b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_4.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1960-1969 Size: 124 x 69 cm; 8 warps(comma) 30 wefts Description: This rug is an example of a more recent development in Navajo weaving called by traders and dealers reservation roads." These landscape pictorials place more emphasis on non-natural elements found in the modern Navajo world. Typically the scenes are compressed and include a wide range of houses(comma) cars(comma) and other objects. The "Reservation Roads" style might have developed in Monument Valley at the post of Donnehotso(comma) Arizona." Navajo Rugs Pictorial Rug Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/c7f8ea2deedf7f17c0448592bbf4dd4d.jpg 77f828ae377814674bccc00a68d4dc15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_2.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1960-1970 Size: 230 x 178.5 cm; 8 warps(comma) 30 wefts Description: After a decline in the Navajo rug market during the Great Depression(comma) a revival period(comma) focused in northeastern Arizona(comma) brought back stylized classic designs made with vegetable dyed wools. One of the best known regional types is the Ganado style. The modern regional Ganado type is distinguished by the use of predominately red(comma) gray(comma) ivory(comma) and black in bold designs. Motifs can include stepped diamonds and triangles(comma) central lozenges(comma) crosses(comma) and zigzags. This example of the regional type was woven by Redhouse Girl using commercial yarn for the grey(comma) as well as aniline and natural dyed wools for the other shades. AZ Ganado Ganado Rug Navajo Rugs https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/a98eb7b3a494ad0c8fee9a3fd3192e66.jpg 6a84bcd3a5bb882855d77cbe7eb25b15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_13.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1920-1930 Size: 166 x 112 cm; 9 warps(comma) 40 wefts Description: Although Ye'ii are sometimes found in rug designs prior to the 20th century(comma) the earliest known weaver to incorporate the figures into her weaving was Yanapah who was married to a trader based near Farmington(comma) New Mexico. Also in the early 20th century Will Evans(comma) the owner of Shiprock Trading Company(comma) promoted the Ye'ii design. The Ye'ii design is one of the most popular Navajo styles on the modern market. Ye'ii are religious deities based on traditional Navajo Sand paintings(comma) but lack the religious significance of the sand paintings. Typically male Ye'ii are woven with round heads(comma) while females have square heads. AZ Navajo Rugs Teec Nos Pos Yeii Rug https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/f2e288aab3eda5401a525b796819def5.jpg ef48f27404b6f9d58b0707d454e09ab8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 80_5_11.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1960-1970 Size: 174 x 105 cm; 9 warps(comma) 38 wefts Description: Although Ye'ii are sometimes found in rug designs prior to the 20th century(comma) the earliest known weaver to incorporate the figures into her weaving was Yanapah who was married to a trader based near Farmington(comma) New Mexico. Also in the early 20th century Will Evans(comma) the owner of Shiprock Trading Company(comma) promoted the Ye'ii design. The Ye'ii design is one of the most popular Navajo styles on the modern market. Ye'ii are religious deities based on traditional Navajo Sand paintings(comma) but lack the religious significance of the sand paintings. Some Ye'ii weavings add in the additional element of an elongated figure that wraps around three sides of the image. This figure is the rainbow guardian. Such rugs also typically incorporate corn stalks(comma) snakes(comma) rattles(comma) and pine boughs or yucca designs. This white Ye'ii rug was made by Louise Dale Frazier. Navajo Rugs NM Shiprock Yeii Rug https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/58788bbd04d1cbed9d0eeeeb83a5d72f.jpg 0a5c39c47cf5c51cab4f90b69d345099 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 79_69_9.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1970 Size: 139 x 96 cm; 4 warps(comma) 20 wefts Description: Twill is a common form of the double weave(comma) which uses four heddles instead of the regular two used in plain weaves. The four heddles are manipulated to produce a diagonal or diamond raised weave. Although there are archaeological examples of the technique(comma) it did not become common until the 1880's. Double weaves were typically used for creating saddle blankets because they are almost double the thickness of a plain weave. This example of a twill saddle blanket has different color schemes to the patterns on each side. Navajo Rugs Saddle Blanket Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/dbae1f59c9eae91d5c44dca402531732.jpg f3d675cbe0ad0e8271853bf7122d4b8a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 79_45_76.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1890-1910 Size: 141 x 90 cm; 12 warps(comma) 20 wefts Description: This is an example of a double saddle blanket made using the twill weaving technique. Twill is common form of the double weave(comma) which uses four heddles instead of the regular two used in plain weaves. The four heddles are manipulated to produce a diagonal or diamond raised weave. Although there are archaeological examples of the technique(comma) it did not become common until the 1880's. Double weaves were typically used for creating saddle blankets because they are almost double the thickness of a plain weave. The blanket shown here may be woven from an experimental carpet yarn introduced by Lorenzo Hubbell in 1890's. Navajo Rugs Saddle Blanket Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/aeed557370bda1857bb0d43cffadea72.jpg 618a347be123eb8d0f11f06a2463ae87 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Navajo Rugs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 79_45_72.jpg Description An account of the resource Dates: 1880-1890 Size: 218 x 114 cm; 6 warps(comma) 26 wefts Description: Eyedazzler designs are known for their unusually bright colors and intricate designs that create an optical effect. The bright colors are a result of Germantown(comma) PA(comma) wool yarns that were traded/supplied to Navajo weavers predominantly during the Transitional Period (1880-1895). Blankets from this Transitional Period are also characterized by banded ends. This example has diamond patterns in yellow(comma) black(comma) orange(comma) white(comma) blue(comma) on red background. Eyedazzler Navajo Rugs Unknown