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Object Number
995-29-10/73847
Display Title
Ganado rug, concentric diamond, triangles at corners
Descriptions
Object Description
Ganado rug, made by Alice Brown in 1983. Red background with a central concentric diamond, a gray-brown serrated diamond outlined in white, then a gray, a gray-brown, and a lighter gray serrated diamond also outlined in white; there is a gray stepped triangle, outlined with a slightly wider band of white, in each corner. Border: black band on all four edges. Warp: white wool; wefts: red, grays, white, black natural and aniline dyed wool. Selvages: 2-ply brown-black cords added in on all four edges.
Warp direction 94.5 x weft direction 68.5 x depth .5 cm, plus 7 cm tassels at each corner.
Paper tag, written in pencil: "Ganado by Alice Brown 83. 27 x 37"
Inventory Description
Rug, grey, black, red, and white geometric design
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1983
Artist
Alice Brown
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 94.5 x 68.5 x 0.5 cm (37 3/16 x 26 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73847
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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