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Object Number
985-27-10/58927
Display Title
Gallup throw or runner
Descriptions
Object Description
Gallup throw or runner. Wool: orange ground, four concentric serrated half diamonds in cream, black, red on left half, three spear-arrowhead figures and two feather motifs on right half; yellow band and final outer black line at one end; very narrow. 95.5 x 34 cm.
Inventory Description
Runner, wool, polychrome geometric designs
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1910-1930
Culture
- Early Rug Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 95.5 x 34 x 0.2 cm (37 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58927; NAVAJO/?/NOT ORIG CAT #/CLAF/B9:372:H
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920s-1930s - 1985)
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