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Object Number
995-29-10/73819
Display Title
Pictorial/Yei rug, seven Yei figures with a guardian rainbow figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial/Yei rug, with seven Yei figures, frontal with feet in profile; square white heads with black eyes and mouth, outlined in black, with three black and white feathers on top of head; gold and white neck, turquoise earrings and necklaces, dark brown bodies with feathered line elements held in hands and feathered lines depending from elbow; red belt, gold kilts with black serrated lines outlined in white and a black border at hem, white legs and red boots. One guardian rainbow figure at one side with same head, brown torso with arms in profile, and band of white, black and gold stripe leading around lower three edges of rug to a similar gold, black and white kilt, white legs and red boots at upper corner, with gray background forming an outer gray border on sides and b[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, brown, yellow, white
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Colorado
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Utah
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Utah
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 195.5 x 114 x 0.7 cm (76 15/16 x 44 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73819
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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