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Object Number
995-29-10/73916
Display Title
Gallup Throw or rug with stacked lozenges
Descriptions
Object Description
Gallup throw or rug. White background with column of stacked gray lozenges up center; border: narrow red band and wider gray outer band. Warp: white plied cotton; wefts: white and gray natural wool, red 3-ply wool aniline dyed. Selvages: weft wrapped around outer warp at sides, thick single ply cords white cords added one end, 4 strands of plied cotton "cords" added in other end; warps tied in short .5 cm fringe at end with wool selvage cords. Nubby yarn.
Warp direction 45 plus .5 cm fringe x weft direction 27 x depth .5 cm, plus 3-5 cm tassels each corner.
Paper tag, written in ink: '10 1/2" x 18"'
Inventory Description
Rug, woven wool, small and rectangular, red brown/white geo, veg fiber string e
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 45.5 x 27.1 x 0.8 cm (17 15/16 x 10 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73916
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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