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Wide Ruins rug, bands with diamonds and narrow orange-tan stripes
Object Number 995-29-10/73780
Display Title Wide Ruins rug, bands with diamonds and narrow orange-tan stripes
Descriptions
Object Description Wide Ruins rug, made by Blanche Hale. Four bands of red-brown with central stripe of orange-tan enclosing three concentric serrated white diamonds outlined in dark brown, orange, with brown at center, imposed on band with three stepped gray diamonds with orange serrated outline, and bordered by a narrow gray and wider dark brown bands. These bands alternate with five narrow bands of orange-tan and dark brown lines. Warp: white wool; weft: dark brown, red-brown dark rust, orange-tan, orange, gray and white natural and vegetal colored wool. Selvages: 2-ply gold cords added in all four edges. Warp direction: 100 x weft direction 63.5 x depth .3 cm, plus 12 cm tassels each corner. Paper tag, written in pencil "Wide Ruins. Blanche Haile. 25 x 39" Second paper tag, "Wide Ruins, Blanche Haile. Van Winkley, Yei be chai"
Inventory Description Rug, brown stripes
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Artist Blanche Hale
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 100 x 63.5 x 0.3 cm (39 3/8 x 25 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73780
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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