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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
- Navajo
- Modern
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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