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Native American, Southwestern United States, Dine (Navajo), ca. mid to late-20th century CE. A beautiful hand-woven Ganado wool rug with an eye dazzler pattern in aniline dyed gray, black, beige, and red hues. The weave is tight and supple displaying stepped and zigzag outlines around diamond bands of red and white on a gray ground with black outlining. Eye dazzler patterns are characterized by vibrant and contrasting colors, along with complex geometric shapes that create a visually captivating and dizzying effect – as exemplfied here! 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: 52″ L x 30″ W (132.1 cm x 76.2 cm)
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Condition: Staining and areas of discoloration. Including a penny sized residue / blemish with a hardened texture, which can probably be spot treated. Rest of the textile is intact and tightly woven. Overall good pre-owned condition.
Provenance: private Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA collection
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