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Chinle rug. Four bands of five butterfly forms
Chinle rug. Four bands of five butterfly forms
Object Number 995-29-10/73787
Display Title Chinle rug. Four bands of five butterfly forms
Descriptions
Object Description Chinle rug. Four bands with central rose-tan stripe with joined concentric stacked white and gold triangles in "butterfly" motif on a gray background; these bands separated by three bands consisting of lines of beige, dark brown and bands of gray, with a central band of gold with dark brown, tan and white stripes. Bands at top and bottom of gray with one stripe of gold, white and dark brown lines, and narrow band of rose-tan at edge. Warp: white wool; wefts: tan-pink, tan, light tan, gold, gray, white, black natural and vegetal colored wool. Selvages: weft wrapped around outer warp at sides, 2-ply gray cords added in at top and bottom. Warp direction 131.5 weft direction 108 x depth .5 cm, plus 9 cm tassel each corner.
Inventory Description Rug, grey with stripes
Classification
  • Rug
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Culture
  • Modern
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 131.5 x 108 x 0.5 cm (51 3/4 x 42 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73787
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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