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Object Number
995-29-10/73913
Display Title
Standard design rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Standard design rug. Gray background with two serrated diamonds, one above the other; one diamond contains dark brown and black squash blossom and other contains dark brown and darker brown squash blossom. No borders. Warp: white, plied cotton?; wefts: natural handspun gray, augmented, white black and dark brown commercial wool. Selvages: 2-ply brown cords added in all four edges. Warp direction 47.5 x weft direction 35 x depth .4 cm, plus 5 cm tassels each corner.
Inventory Description
Rug, woven wool, small, grey brown and white geometric design, corner fringe
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- 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: 45.8 x 34.8 x 0.7 cm (18 1/16 x 13 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73913
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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