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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)

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