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Object Number
995-29-10/73815
Display Title
Pictorial rug "Mother"
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial rug, gold background with bright blue letters "MOTHER" across center, and a black border with stepped design above and below, and plain black band other edges. Weft-wise pattern. Warp: white cotton?; wefts: gold, blue, black commercial aniline dyed wool. Selvages: 4-ply gold cords added in at sides, 4-ply yellow cords added in top and bottom.
Warp direction 68 x weft direction 48.5 x depth .3 cm, plus 6 cm tassels each corner.
Paper tag, written in pencil: ' Pictorial "Mother" ' in pen: 'R65, 19 x 26
Inventory Description
Rug, pictorial rug saying Mother
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, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 48.5 x 0.3 cm (26 3/4 x 19 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73815
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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