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Object Number
995-29-10/73834
Display Title
Klagetoh rug with vertical zigzags
Descriptions
Object Description
Klagetoh rug. Vertical zig-zags. Gray background with two red vertical stepped zigzag lines accented with white squares outlined in black; between these figures at top and at bottom a diamond figure consisting of a white cross figure enclosed in red squares outlined in black that form two connected stacked diamond figures at each end; there are matching half diamond figures at center outside edge of each side. Border: black band all four edges. Warp: white natural handspun wool; wefts: white natural handspun wool, black natural handspun wool, augmented, gray - natural handspun black and white wool carded together, red natural homespun wool, aniline dyed. Selvages: 2-ply gray cords added in at sides, 3-ply black cords added in top and bottom. Warp direction 150.5 x we[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, grey and black with red and white, geometric design
Classification
- Rug
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 150.5 x 108 x 0.5 cm (59 1/4 x 42 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73834
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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