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Optical (tumbling blocks)
Artist
Nez Etsity
(United States, Diné)
Dateca. 1950
MediumHandspun wool
DimensionsH x W x D: 57 x 36 x 3/8 in. (144.8 x 91.4 x 1 cm)
Object TypeTextiles
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Dennis L. and Carola A. Deschner, in memory of Allen M. Deschner
Object number2021.47
On View
Not on viewBlack and white stacked block patterns such as this became popular with Navajo weavers during the early to mid-twentieth century. They may have been inspired by tumbling blocks quilt patterns that create an illusion of three-dimensional cubes. The grey yarn in this work is produced by carding and spinning black and white wool together, giving the yarn a dappled appearance.
