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Object Number
995-29-10/73880
Display Title
Two Grey Hills rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Two Grey Hills rug. One face: rose-brown field with large central rose-brown diamond figure consisting of a rose brown serrated double diamond form in center on a dark brown square with rectangular extensions to sides and top and bottom; this figure is enclosed in a white stepped diamond figure which is enclosed in a maroon stepped diamond, outlined in dark brown with stepped triangular figures at each outside angle of the steps. In the corners of the rose-brown field are stepped maroon triangles containing a diagonal figure of stacked beige, rose-brown and dark brown squares, enclosed in a white stepped triangle; there are two small maroon stepped triangles on each side in the rose-brown field. Border: dark brown band on all four edges. The other face has a series of n[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, brown, tan, white, and red geometric design
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 55.5 x 0.5 cm (31 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73880
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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