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Object Number 995-29-10/73877
Display Title Diamond twill saddle blanket or rug
Descriptions
Object Description Diamond twill saddle blanket or rug. White, black and brown, with larger half darker emphasizing black wefts on both sides, shorter half emphasizing white wool on both sides; Border: narrow black band at top and bottom. Warp: natural handspun wool; wefts: natural handspun wool, augmented. Selvages: 2-ply white cords added in at sides, 3-ply white cords added in top and bottom. Warp direction 93 x weft direction 62 x depth 1 cm, plus 8-11 cm tassels each corner. Paper tag, written in pencil: "R2N, Diamond twill throw 24 x 36"
Inventory Description Rug or saddle blanket, grey, white, brown
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 93 x 62 x 1 cm (36 5/8 x 24 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73877
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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