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Banded saddle blanket or rug
Banded saddle blanket or rug
Object Number 995-29-10/73881
Display Title Banded saddle blanket or rug
Descriptions
Object Description Banded saddle blanket or rug. Central band a tan stripe bordered top and bottom by a narrow white band, a narrow dark brown band, and a gold band. Above and below this a band of dark brown with narrow gold and white bands across the center, a pink-tan band with narrow bands of white and gold across the center, a gray band, then a gold band with narrow pink and gold bands, and final border bands of brown-gray top and bottom. Warp: white wool; wefts: white, gold, rose-tan, tan, dark brown, gray, gray brown vegetal colored wool. Selvages: 2-ply light gray cords added in all four edges. Warp direction 94.5 x weft direction 45.5 x depth .4 cm, plus 6-9 cm tassels at each corner. Paper tag, written in ink: "R39"
Inventory Description Rug or saddle blanket with bands of color
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
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 94.5 x 45.5 x 0.4 cm (37 3/16 x 17 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73881
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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