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Object Number 995-29-10/73911
Display Title Classic revival rug. Design is half of a Biil dress
Descriptions
Object Description Classic revival rug with design of half of a biil dress by Zonnie Gilmore. Central panel is black band with five red Spider Woman crosses, and bands of red, black, red, gray and red above and below, the black background meeting the top and bottom red panels in a terraced line outlined in white. Two panels at top and bottom have red background with five similar black crosses, and are bordered by the terraced white outline of center panel and a similar terraced white outline of the black border band at top and bottom. Warp: white wool; wefts: red, black, white and gray processed wool, aniline dyed. Selvages: 2-ply coral cords added in all four edges. Warp direction 102 x weft direction 83 x depth .3 cm, plus 16-19 cm tassels each corner. Probably from Hubbell's Tradin[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Dress panel, black and red
Classification
  • Dress
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Artist Zonnie Gilmore
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 102 x 83 x 0.3 cm (40 3/16 x 32 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73911
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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