Navajo Germantown Eyedazzler, c.1885

Item: YOR1120C
Material: commercial wool
Size: 84" x 52"
Period: Historic
Origin: Navajo

A mid to late 19th century Navajo rug woven entirely in commercially spun wool produced by woolen mills around Germantown, Pennsylvania, in a variety of bright colors. The design features a large diamond motif at center with a smaller diamond above and below, all comprised from radiating thin serrated bands in alternating bright colors, a style that has come to be known as the "eye dazzler".

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