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Object Number
995-29-10/73883
Display Title
Five-in-one rug with pictorial and geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Five-in-one rug, with pictorial and geometric designs. One large central panel and two smaller panels at top and at bottom. 1. Large central panel has a central white rectangle with two geometric figures, one red outlined in black and the other gray outlined in black on one side and a stylized rug motif of horizontal zigzag shapes in black and gray forming a connected band outlining a band of bright orange diamonds outlined in white and and a band of black and black diamonds outlined in bright orange on the other side. This rectangle is bordered by an inner border of orange, then a broad border of red and gray meeting in a fret design outlined in black, and an outer border of white vertical bands along sides of rug and horizontal bands white across half of the rect[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug in shades of brown
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1920-1940
Culture
- Navajo
- Early Modern Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 166 x 113.5 x 0.3 cm (65 3/8 x 44 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73883
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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