Native American, Southwestern United States, Dine (Navajo), ca. mid-20th century CE. A colorful hand-woven eye dazzler wool rug with rows of stepped diamond patterns that are aniline dyed in red, orange, black, brown, and white. The weave is thick and slightly coarse for use as a rug or wall hanging. In Dine weaving tradition the deity, Spider Woman, taught the ancestral people to weave using a fantastical loom and materials made from the earth, lightning, and sky. Cotton was their main material for hundreds of years before the Spaniards' introduction of sheep. Size: 49" L x 28" W (124.5 cm x 71.1 cm)

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Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994

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Small area of fraying and some loss to fibers on black area near a corner edge and a few other small losses to interior weaving. Some fraying to selvage edges, but overall good condition.