DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Hooked Rug

NameRug

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1890-1900

Place madeNova Scotia, Canada, North America

MediumCotton, jute

Dimensions69 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (176.53 x 59.69 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.892

Object numberA.1995.93.892

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DescriptionCotton fabric pulled through burap to form loop pile in radiating square (3) zig-zag diamond patterns. Colors are oranges, blues, browns, pinks, yellows, purple, greens, black.

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