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Object Number
2017.17.10
Display Title
Navajo rug with design of outline terraced diamonds enclosing crosses
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo regional rug of natural gray and brown wool, design of outline terraced diamonds enclosing crosses; ends frayed and unraveled
Inventory Description
Rug, woven brown wool, darker brown pattern of terraced diamonds enclosing crosses, fringed ends
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1910 or earlier
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 237 × 142 × 0.3 cm (93 5/16 × 55 7/8 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.17.10
Credit Line
Gift in loving memory of George Wald and Ruth Hubbard Wald
Provenance
Owner
Prof. George Wald
Owner
Ruth Hubbard Wald
Collector
Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder
(c. 1910?)
Donor
Donated by
Deborah Wald
(12/12/2017)
Donor
Donated by
Elijah Wald
(12/12/2017)
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