Skip to main content

Diné (Navajo)

Eye Dazzler Rug

Diné (Navajo), 1889-1909

Scroll

Diné (Navajo)

Eye Dazzler Rug

Diné (Navajo), 1889-1909

Physical Qualities Handspun wool, dyes, 66 5/16 × 47 3/16 in. (168.5 × 119.9 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 1978.95.10
Blue selvage on 2 ends, 4 corner tassles, red ground. Four nested, serrated, partial diamonds in blue, white, black. Diagonal, serrated, nested, lines in blue, white and black at each corner. Serrated stripe, alternating white and blue, in top and bottom diamond. Two stacked crosses, alternating white and black, in side half diamonds.
Katzenberg, Dena. And eagles sweep across the sky. Indian textiles of the North American West. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977, cat. no. 30, p. 59-60, ill.

Explore the Collection Further

Diné (Navajo)
Eye Dazzler Blanket
1884–1894
Dodo Jin Ming
Behind My Eyes, Second Movement, Plate II
1999