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Object Number
995-29-10/73839
Display Title
Early Crystal revival rug with Klagetoh colors
Descriptions
Object Description
Early Crystal revival rug with Klagetoh colors. Gray background with a vertical series of four contiguous red diamonds, each diamond containing a butterfly motif in gray with a central red diamond; outer red diamond in outlined in black, them embellished with a series of serrated triangular points ban bordered by a smooth-sided black diamond; above and below these diamonds black diagonal bands outlining final half diamonds of central panel; around all four sides of this central panel a zigzag line made of intertwined red and black lines enclosing small white squares; at top and bottom above and below the intertwined band, a small stepped figure in black and white. Border; black band on all four edges. Warp: white wool; wefts: gray, red, black and white natural and aniline [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, red, white, black and grey with geometric diamond pattern
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 113 x 59.5 x 0.4 cm (44 1/2 x 23 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73839
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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