https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/7370/fullRavel Rug1939–1984[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@1047c]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@1047cWool on burlapRectangular shag rug with a pattern of concentric rectangles in long, kinky wool yarn in brown, pink, gray, yellow, and black. Its maker left strands of kinky wool yarn hanging in a “ravel” knit by basting one end down and allowing the loose end to unravel. This technique was popular among the Shakers, a Christian sect that revered the making of everyday household objects and whose craft and design methods continue to resonate. Basted burlap backing with label which reads: 'Bird Songs/Star band/Virginia hand picked/Jumbo peanuts/Birdsong storage/Suffolk, VA.'com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@41ahttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/1279/rdf