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Object Number
995-29-10/73829
Display Title
Pictorial yei rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial/Yei rug. Has six frontal figures with square gray faces, black hair, eyes and mouth, with white triangular headdresses, wearing long turquoise earrings and turquoise necklaces; white shoulders and arms, the hands upraised, and long bodies of either black and gray stripes outlined in white or of black and gold stripes outlined in white. The three figures with black/gray bodies are holding black corn stalks with orange accents and have orange and black lines that end in black and white figures depending from wrists and elbows; the three figures with black/gold bodies are holding gold corn stalks with turquoise accents and have gold and black lines ending in gold and white figures depending from wrists and elbows. All have a white sash that extends diagonally to ea[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, brown, black and white
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1930-1960?
Culture
- Navajo
- Early Modern Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Colorado
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Colorado
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 202 x 147.5 x 0.5 cm (79 1/2 x 58 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73829
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Utah
Colorado New Mexico Arizona | |
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Utah New Mexico Arizona | |
| 995-29-10/73810 | Pictorial rug, two-faced, with three yei figures one side, stripes on other |
Rug
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Arizona
New Mexico | |
| 995-29-10/73811 | Pictorial rug with six stylized yei figures |
Rug
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Utah
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New Mexico
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| 995-29-10/73813 | Pictorial rug, stylized Yei-deer |
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New Mexico
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Rug
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New Mexico
Arizona | |
| 995-29-10/73882 | Pictorial /yei rug |
Rug
|
Arizona
New Mexico | |
| 995-29-10/73808 | Pictorial rug, sun and moon sandpainting figures |
Rug
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Arizona
New Mexico | |
| 995-29-10/73871 | Pictorial/yei bei chi rug |
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New Mexico
Arizona Utah Colorado |