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Object Number
985-27-10/58918
Display Title
Rug with Two Grey Hills palette, light brown ground, two central cream diamonds
Descriptions
Object Description
Rug, Two Grey Hills palette. Wool: light brown ground, vertical field w/ 2 central cream diamonds outlined by dark brown "comb" containing tan crosses; quartered diamonds in tan & dark brown on sides at top/bottom/center & 2 half diamonds on side edges, border of dark brown, tan stripes, all edges. 230 x 123 cm.
Inventory Description
Rug, wool, polychrome geometric designs
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1900-1930
Culture
- Navajo
- Early Rug Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 230 x 123 x 0.3 cm (90 9/16 x 48 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58918; NAVAJO/RUG?/NOT ORIG CAT #/CLAF/B9:372:C
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
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