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Object Number
995-29-10/73858
Display Title
Optical illusion design rug, interconnected cubes
Descriptions
Object Description
Optical illusion design rug. White background field with series of connected cube forms with white top and black and brown sides, alternating bands of seven cubes and bands of six cubes with half cubes on each side. Border: black band around all four edges. Warp: brown-gray natural handspun wool; wefts: white, black, brown-gray natural handspun wools. Selvages: 3-ply brown-gray cords added in all four edges.
Warp direction 87 x weft direction 69.5 x depth .4 cm, plus 9-11 cm tassels at each corner.
Paper tag, written in pencil: "Optical Illusion 27 x 34" written in ink: "R16N"
Inventory Description
Rug, brown and white
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 87 x 69.5 x 0.4 cm (34 1/4 x 27 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73858
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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