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Object Number
995-29-10/73899
Display Title
Germantown eyedazzler blanket/rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Germantown eyedazzler blanket/rug. Red background with central band with two large concentric serrated diamonds, red center outlined in white, light purple outlined in red, beige outlined in red, and yellow green outlined in light purple; two small stylized serrated diamonds with gray center outlined in white, then in aqua, are between center diamonds, and two similar half figures in yellow green outlined in pink, then aqua, are at each side of central diamonds. Above and below central diamond band is a band of small vertically stacked stepped triangles, maroon triangles in center of blanket, then beige, light purple, white, gray, red, beige, purple, yellow green, aqua, and white stacked triangles, with red half-triangles stacked at each side of blanket. Above and below t[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, red and brown stripes
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1885-1895
Culture
- Transition Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 151 x 92 x 0.2 cm (59 7/16 x 36 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73899
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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