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Object Number
2000.15.1
Display Title
Rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Rug; bordered with simple bands of gray and dark brown. The central pattern is that of two stepped diamonds with white centers. Other secondary elements include smaller dark diamonds, also with white centers. The rug is not perfectly symmetric. Composition is of native spun, undyed, soft wools from local sheep, typical of the "pound rug" period. The quality of the weaving is loose, with numerous short bits of yarn utilized to complete various portions of the diverse design elements. The quality of the weaving is also mixed, with some areas being more or less tightly woven and others less so. This would seem to be the work either of an inferior weaver, one in a hurry to finish, or perhaps that of more than one weaver one of whom may have been the more experienced. The overall[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, grey and brown
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1910-1920
Culture
- Navajo
- Early Rug Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 208.28 x 132.08 cm (82 x 52 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.15.1
Credit Line
Gift of The Clow-Rozier Family
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(1910-1920 ca.)
Donor
Michael Clow
(1975 - 5/7/2000)
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