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Object Number
995-29-10/73772
Display Title
Wide Ruins rug, bands with one and two halves diamonds, rose-tan crosses
Descriptions
Object Description
Wide Ruins rug, made by Nellie Roan. Three horizontal bands of light brown edged with olive and white pick and pick beading lines, enclosing serrated central diamond and two half diamonds of brown outlined in gold and enclosing rose-tan cross figure, with horizontal zig-zag white lines above and below diamonds, these bands separated by four bands of gold with center stripes in gray, white, rose-tan, dark brown and gold. Warp: white wool; wefts: gold, dark brown, light brown, rose-tan, gray and white vegetal dyed and natural wool. Selvages: gold cords added in on all four edges. Warp direction: 75 x weft direction: 47.5 x depth: .3 cm, plus 7 cm tassels at each corner. Additional notes under Conservation. Yellow paper tag: "Wide Ruins vegetal Nellie Roan 18 1/2 x[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Woven rug, wool, rectangular, tan, mustard, wht, blk, olive geo pattern
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1980
Artist
Nellie Roan
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 47.5 x 0.3 cm (29 1/2 x 18 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73772
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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