light colored peach rug with geometric rectangular designs

Betty B. Roan, Burntwater style rug

Betty B. Roan
1935-
Diné (Navajo)
Date
1992
Classification
Textile
Dimensions
49 x 60 x 1/4 in. (124.5 x 152.4 x 0.6 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.40.165
Credit
Gift of Patrick V. and Mary Beth Musick
Memo / Artist Statement
This Navajo weaving by Betty B. Roan (b.1935) of St. Michaels, Arizona is woven in the Burntwater style with hand spun natural wool and vegetal dyes. Betty is part of the Roan family that is well known for their vegetal dye pieces. This weaving was made in 1992. She is primarily known for her Wide Ruins design weaving but occasionally wove the more geometric patterns.
Toh-Atin Gallery, 2017
Date of Bio