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Object Number 995-29-10/73926
Display Title Saddle blanket or rug with alternating bands of diagonal twill
Descriptions
Object Description Saddle blanket or rug, alternating bands of red and black diagonal twill and bands of black and white diagonal twill, the diagonals changing direction at color change. Border bands of black woven with weft over two warps. Warp: white plied wool; wefts: white, black and red wool, aniline dyed. Selvages: 4-ply tan cords added in at sides, 2-ply (thick) white cords added in at top and bottom. Warp direction 148.5 x weft direction 80 x depth .5 cm, plus 6-8.5 cm tassels each corner. Paper tag, written in ink: "R18"; written in pencil: 'Double Saddle 31 1/2 x 58 H1"
Inventory Description Rug, black, red, and white stripes
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 148.5 x 80 x 0.5 cm (58 7/16 x 31 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73926
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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