Yurok Rug
Dear folks -
Before this salon begain we had a conversation on the
Show and Tell board in which we discussed in part, this Yurok long rug of
Joe's.
You will
recall that Joe felt that a design change that happens about halfway up this
piece and seems to start again with the sequence with which the rug begins, was
an indication that this piece had been copied from a rug about half the size of
this one.
This interpretation was not accepted much, especially by
Filiberto but also by others, and I think even Marla Mallett suggested an
alternative explanation.
This post is to report that I have encountered a
similar rug on the Internet, also described as Yurok, with very similar designs
and something quite close to the color palette of Joe's rug. This Internet rug
is also described has having long, glossy wool.
But the most interesting
thing to me about this Internet rug is that it is almost five feet square. So
such rugs were made in a size that would support Joe's hypothesis.
I
would love to put its image up here but it is currently for
sale.
Regards,
R. John Howe
NO FAIR!!
Steve? It would be okay to post the photo alone, without
any info about its location or price, wouldn't it?
Hi Tracy
It would be OK to post the image, as long as there is no
commentary bearing on it desirability or on the vendor's reputation. As a rule,
we don't put up images of things that are for sale except when they serve to
demonstrate some point under discussion, and it appears from John's post that
this is the case. If someone will send me the image or its URL, I'll add it to
this thread.
Regards,
Steve Price
Dear People,
Here is the nearly square rug to which John referred. It
is currently for sale, so no judgments, please.
Regards,
Steve
Price