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Object Number
995-29-10/73792
Display Title
Chinle rug. Bands with short diagonal checker-board motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Chinle rug. Six bands of two stripes of connected white and brown lozenges off-set to create a diagonal checkerboard motif, separated by seven bands of light brown with a stripe of brown, tan and white alternating lines in center. Warp: white natural handspun wool; wefts: white natural handspun wool, brown gray - natural handspun blacks and white carded together, light brown, yellow-tan, tan natural handspun wool, vegetal dyed. Selvages: one 2-ply light brown ply and rust ply cord and one 2-ply brown cord added in on one side, 2-ply tan and 2-ply brown cords added in other side; 2-ply light brown cords added in top and bottom. Warp direction 107 x weft direction 62 x depth .8 cm, plus 4 cm tassels all four corners. Paper tag, written in pencil: "Vegetal Chinle [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Textile, rug, grey, brown, white, yellow
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 107 x 62 x 0.8 cm (42 1/8 x 24 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73792
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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