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Object Number
985-27-10/58917
Display Title
Rug, beige ground w/ center band of dark brown & white short vertical zigzags
Descriptions
Object Description
Banded rug. Wool: beige ground w/ center band of dark brown & white short vertical zigzags bound by red & dark brown stripes; band of serrated lozenge forms in red, dark brown, white, above/below, and band of dark brown & white vertical zigzags w/in red & brown stripes top/bottom. 142.5 x 93 cm.
Inventory Description
Rug, wool, polychrome geometric designs
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1900-1925
Culture
- Navajo
- Early Rug Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 142.5 x 93 x 0.2 cm (56 1/8 x 36 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58917; NAVAJO/RUG/NOT ORIG CAT #/CLAF/B9:372:B
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
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