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Rug. Imitation of Navajo Classic period serape
Rug. Imitation of Navajo Classic period serape
Object Number 995-29-20/27367
Display Title Rug. Imitation of Navajo Classic period serape
Descriptions
Object Description Rug. Imitation of a Navajo Classic period serape. White, brown, blue and red z-spun aniline-dyed wool. Woven in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1980s. In the center is a broad dark brown band. A total of four bands, one at each end and one on either end of the brown center panel, consist of three concentric squares of red, dark brown and red separated from each other by blue and brown bands. A total of three white and two brown bands separating the end panel from the center panel. Twisted warp produces a fringe at both ends, and side selvagtes arre as woven over thicker cords on edge. Length: 149 cm, Width: 81.5 cm, Depth: .3cm. 15 cm fringe on ends. Thread count: 2.5/cm warp, 11ends/cm weft. Excellent condition. Paper tag written in pencil: " ('89) Zapotec 2nd phase chief pattern 32x58 +fringe"
Inventory Description Rug, red, brown, and white
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1980-1990
Culture
  • Modern
  • Zapotec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / <City> / Teotitlan del Valle
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 149 x 81.5 x 0.3 cm (58 11/16 x 32 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-20/27367
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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