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Object Number
985-27-10/58915
Display Title
Rug with cross motifs, early Ganado?
Descriptions
Object Description
Rug with cross motifs, early Ganado? Wool: red ground; large center concentric cross, light blue, dark blue, w/ red, white, dark blue outlines; 4 outline crosses in white, dark blue in each corner; orange & black triangles at corners of central cross & in line above & below, at sides of central cross. 164 x 123.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Blanket, wool, polychrome cruciform motif on red, corner tassels
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1885-1894
Culture
- Navajo
- Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 122 cm (48 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920's-1930's)
Collector
Mrs. John Lowe
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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