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Object Number
995-29-10/73763
Display Title
Klagetoh rug, red diamond around central white diamond
Descriptions
Object Description
Klagetoh rug. Gray background with elongated vertical central red stepped and fretted diamond outlined in black with white stepped diamond in center; white "train track" outlined in black framing central diamond; four red stepped quarter diamonds outlined in black, of graduated sizes, in each corner. Bordered on all four sides with black band enclosing white band and a black outline around gray background. Wool is probably all handspun (Ann Hedlund). Warp: white wool; wefts: black wool, gray (black and white carded together) wool, red wool aniline dyed, white wool. Selvages: black cords added in on all edges. Warp direction: 125.5 x weft direction 98 x depth .5 cm, plus 9.5 cm tassels each corner.
Inventory Description
Rug, balck, red, white, and grey geometric design
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 125.5 x 98 x 0.5 cm (49 7/16 x 38 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73763
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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