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Object Number
95-30-10/65685A
Display Title
Germantown pictorial rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Germantown pictorial rug. Design divided into quarters, yellow, green, black and white; each with concentric serrated diamonds in red, green, yellow, black, cream; weaving tools, bows in white on red center medallion, weaving comb by each concentric diamond.
Inventory Description
Rug, pictorial
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1885-1892
Culture
- Transition Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 209.5 x 143 cm (82 1/2 x 56 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65685
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Estate of Mary T. Hemenway
(1892 - 1895)
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