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Object Number
995-29-10/73783
Display Title
Crystal rug, alternating bands with chevrons and bands with beading
Descriptions
Object Description
Crystal rug. Seven bands with four nested chevrons each: two dark gold bands with brown, white, and gray chevrons; one gold band with brown, gray and brown chevrons; two light gray bands with rust-brown, tan and gold chevrons; and two dark gray bands with gold, white and tan chevrons. These bands are separated by eight bands of narrow stripes: two bands of white and light gray lines with two narrow bands of gray in center; two bands of rust-brown and dark gold lines with two gold bands in center; two bands of dark gray and tan lines with two tan stripes in center; and two bands of white and brown lines with brown stripes in center. Dark gold border bands at top and bottom. Warp: white wool; weft: gold, brown, rust-brown, tan, gray, dark gray, white natural and vegetal col[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, brown stripes
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 152.5 x 86.5 x 0.5 cm (60 1/16 x 34 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73783
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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