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Object Number 985-27-10/58919
Display Title Rug, standard design. Tan ground, stepped diamonds, red, cream, brown triangles
Descriptions
Object Description Rug, standard design. Wool: tan ground, 4 stepped diamonds made from red, cream, dark brown triangles w/ small dark brown diamonds in center placed vertically in center of rug; five dark brown hourglass figures in outside angles formed by diamonds, border band of dark brown, cream, all 4 edges. 210 x 126 cm.
Inventory Description Blanket, wool, polychrome stepped diamonds, brown and natural solid border
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1900-1920
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Early Rug Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wool, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 210 x 126 cm (82 11/16 x 49 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1920s-1930s - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1920s-1930s - 1985)

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