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"Eye-Dazzler" Weaving

Navajo (Diné), 1880/1900

1.56 m × 2.15 m

Taller than a doorway. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.15 m
Width: 1.56 m
Medium: Cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined selvages and heading, overcast finish terminating in tassels
Kind: Textile
Made in: Navajo
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 214.5 × 155.7 cm (84 1/2 × 61 1/4 in.)
Credit: Gift of Mrs. William Bross Lloyd

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.56 m × 2.15 m. Taller than a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1880/1900. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Mrs. William Bross Lloyd.
How was it made?: Cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined selvages and heading, overcast finish terminating in tassels, made in Navajo, navajo.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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