Description:
This woven Navajo wool rug is somewhat unusual for the 1930s-40s, in that it depicts various lined and mountain designs (in light colors of gray, brown, yellow, orange, and white) rather than the images or scenes common from this period. Woven for tourist consumers, the rug is rectangular, has small tassles, and consists of various wide line patterns. Although aniline dyes were used by Navajo weavers beginning in the 1880s, I would hazard a guess that this rug is made from naturally dyed yarn. AP2018

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