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Object Number
995-29-10/73817
Display Title
Pictorial rug, American flag
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial rug, the American flag with 46 white stars on a blue field and 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white. Warp: white wool; wefts: white natural wool, red and blue aniline dyed wool. Selvages: weft wrapped around outer warp at sides, 3-ply white cord added in at top and bottom.
Warp direction 67 x weft direction 99.5 x depth .5 cm, plus 8.5 cm tassels each corner.
Paper tag, written in pencil: "R27N Navajo American flag 46 stars 26 x 38"
Inventory Description
Rug, American flag
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
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 67 x 99.5 x 0.5 cm (26 3/8 x 39 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73817
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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