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Object Number
995-29-10/73859
Display Title
Optical illusion design rug, interconnected cubes
Descriptions
Object Description
Optical illusion design rug. Series of small stepped diamonds, of half light brown and half gray in center vertical line and half light brown and half gray-brown elsewhere, and diagonal lines of white lozenges in one direction and black lozenges the other, that form total pattern of cubes on edge; a light brown band across rug above and below cubes. Border: black band on all four edges. Warp: white natural handspun wool; wefts: white, browns, black, gray natural handspun wools. Selvages: 2-ply white cords added in at sides, 2-ply gold cords added in top and bottom.
Warp direction 107.5 x weft direction 81.5 x depth x .3 cm, plus 5.5 cm tassels, braided and tied on three corners, loose on fourth corner.
Paper tag, written in ink: "R42N 32 x 42" written in pencil: "Optical"
Inventory Description
Rug, black, tan, white
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 107.5 x 81.5 x 0.3 cm (42 5/16 x 32 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73859
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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