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Diné (Navajo)

Eye Dazzler Rug

Diné (Navajo), 1874-1879

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Diné (Navajo)

Eye Dazzler Rug

Diné (Navajo), 1874-1879

Physical Qualities Handspun wool, dyes, 85 3/16 x 58 1/16 in. (216.4 x 147.4 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. L. Manuel Hendler
Object Number 1949.65cc
Red ground, no tassles, red selvage all 4 sides. Red, black, white, red, black bands at one end. Red, green, red, brown, orange, black bands at other end. Half and whole, nested, serrated diamonds in black, orange, red or black, white, red combinations. Central row of diamonds is black, orange, red, green, brown. Centers of diamonds contain pendant diamonds in alternating black and white or in green and brown. Central diamonds and one end row have hourglass shapes in black outlined in white or red outlined in green.
Katzenberg, D. S. "And eagles sweep across the sky": Indian textiles of the North American West. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977:59

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