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Wide Ruins rug, bands of serrated diamonds, bands of gold, brown, white
Wide Ruins rug, bands of serrated diamonds, bands of gold, brown, white
Object Number 995-29-10/73777
Display Title Wide Ruins rug, bands of serrated diamonds, bands of gold, brown, white
Descriptions
Object Description Wide Ruins rug, made by Mable Chester. Three dark brown bands of four full and two half serrated gold diamonds with white accent outlining enclosing serrated brown diamonds with white accent outlining, between borders of rust-brown, white, rust, brown and white lines banded by four narrow bands of gold; these bands separated by bands of rust-brown, white, rust and brown lines. Warp: white wool; wefts: gold, light brown, dark brown, dark tan, rust-brown, dark rust-brown, white vegetal dyed and natural wool. Selvages: gray 3-ply cords added in at sides, gold 2 ply cords added in top and bottom. Warp direction: 108.5 cm x weft direction: 82.5 x depth: .4 cm, plus 9 cm tassels each corner. Paper tag: "Mable Chester 32 x 43" Second paper tag includes pencil notation: "...b) Wide Ruins Mable Chester 32 x. 43"
Inventory Description Rug, stripes in browns and yellow
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Artist Mable Chester
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 108.5 x 82.5 x 0.4 cm (42 11/16 x 32 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73777
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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