Rug
Object number2004.146.1
Artist
Helen Timo
MediumCotton
Credit LineThe Timo Family
DescriptionMulti-colored cotton rag rug with fringe on two sides. Stripes of white, blue, brown, orange and pink.Dimensions18 x 27.2499 in. (45.7 x 69.2 cm)Label TextIn many Carpatho-Rusyn villages textile production enabled the villagers to earn a living. The skills and art involved in creating textiles came to America with the immigrants. Helen Timo, a Carpatho-Rusyn, made this rag rug. It was woven on a large loom, from scraps and leftover fabric.
Subjects
On View
On view
1931
Helen Timo
Helen Timo