Skip to main content
Object Number
995-29-10/73816
Display Title
Pictorial rug with reservation scenes
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial rug with reservation scene. Light green field with gray mesas outlined in black against a pale blue sky and white clouds. Busy Navajo scene, a tree with a woman sitting underneath it at a campfire; log cabin house and log hogan with a truck between; brown horse with male Navajo and Navajo girl, a pickup truck and a brown house, a gray house trailer with laundry on the line and a brown car; a Navajo cowboy with saddled horse in front of a red mesa; three horses and a cow in fenced coral near a brown house with two people in it; a brown house with a woman looking out at a fair scene with seesaws and merry-go-round filled with children; and three hogans.. In the distance a saddled horse and three sheep against the mesas. Noticeable lazy lines. Warp: white and da[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, pictorial with reservation scene
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
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: 84 x 90 x 0.3 cm (33 1/16 x 35 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73816
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Important Note about Historical Language
Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.
