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Object Number
995-29-10/73870
Display Title
Two Grey Hills rug, browns and white with black accents and border
Descriptions
Object Description
Two Grey Hills rug, light brown field with large concentric diamond figure composed of a small central serrated light brown diamond containing a small brown rectangle; this figure is enclosed in a brown stepped diamond figure with serrated vertical edges outlined in white embellished with hooks; this figure in turn is enclosed in a light brown stepped diamond outlined in black with serrated vertical edges and with black stepped triangles at every second interior angle of steps; this figure is enclosed in large white stepped diamond outlined in brown with white stepped triangles outlined in brown at outer angles of steps. In each corner of light brown field is a diagonal line of small white stepped triangles outlined in interlace pattern in brown and black lines, and a black[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Textile, rug, black, white, brown
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 121.5 x 80.5 x 0.3 cm (47 13/16 x 31 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73870
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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