Diné (Navajo)
Rug
Diné (Navajo), 1929-1938
Scroll
Diné (Navajo)
Rug
Diné (Navajo), 1929-1938
Physical Qualities
Wool, dyes, 28 3/4 × 62 1/4 in. (73 × 158.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Barbara Young, Baltimore
Object Number
1982.64
No tassles, red ground, 4 pendant black diamonds with red centers and blue or white hourglass figures in center. Hourglass figure flanked by 4 ovals in cross formation, 2 horizontal ovals connected by a single line; color is blue or white, opposite color of hourglass. Six white arrows along edges between diamonds point to center. Right triangle in each corner flush with interior edge of border. Border composed of narrow bands of alternating blue and red vertical stripes flanked by black and white bands. Solid black band at either end is turned under and hemmed.
