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Object Number 985-27-10/58921
Display Title Rug. Two Grey Hills palette: cream ground w/ 2 tan central vertical diamonds
Descriptions
Object Description Rug with Two Grey Hills palette. Wool: cream ground w/ 2 tan central vertical diamonds w/ serrated outline in cream, dark brown & wide light brown band, enclosing small red diamond. Serrated tan half diamond in center of side edges, border of dark brown, plain stripe top/bottom, serrated band sides. 153 x 101 cm.
Inventory Description Rug, wool, polychrome geometric designs
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1900-1930
Culture
  • Early Rug Period
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wool, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 153 x 101 x 0.3 cm (60 1/4 x 39 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58921; NAVAJO/BLANKET - RUG?/NOT ORIG CAT #/CLAF/B9:372:E
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1920s-1930s - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1920s-1930s - 1985)

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