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Object Number
2017.17.11
Display Title
Navajo regional rug with white background center and conjoined terraced diamond design
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo regional rug with white background center and conjoined terraced diamond design, the terraced border with red and black divided bands and turquoise rectangles on alternating sides of the meander line
Inventory Description
Rug, woven wool, dark brown, red, tan, green, pink ground, step, diamond geometric patterns
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1940's
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 166 × 104.5 × 0.4 cm (65 3/8 × 41 1/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.17.11
Credit Line
Gift in loving memory of George Wald and Ruth Hubbard Wald
Provenance
Collector
Prof. George Wald
(c. 1958-1959)
Collector
Ruth Hubbard Wald
Donor
Donated by
Deborah Wald
(12/12/2017)
Donor
Donated by
Elijah Wald
(12/12/2017)
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