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Object Number
995-29-10/73826
Display Title
Pictorial rug, "President Kennedy"
Descriptions
Object Description
Pictorial rug, gray background with head and shoulders of a man, President Kennedy, in center, with a light gold face with tan outlines detailing eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and black and white eyes, and with mixed gold and black hair; he has a tan neck, a white shirt with striped blue with black line and brown with red line tie, a brown suitcoat with white handkerchief in breast pocket. On one side is the Statue of Liberty in light gold and tan with black, blue and white details, holding a white torch, standing on a pediment of light brown, black, red and blue blocks set in white mortar; on the other side is a diagonally flowing red white and blue American flag with 50 stars and 13 stripes. Border: a white line, then eleven elements formed of three stacked white diamonds[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, woven wool, pictorial, presidential image flanked by images of US flag and
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, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 40.5 x 0.3 cm (35 1/16 x 15 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73826
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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