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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Place of Origin: American
Large Antique American Rag Rug
Located in New York, NY
A large rare corridor size American Rag rug from the early 20th century
Measures: 8' x 18'1''.
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Modern American North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
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North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs.
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