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Object Number
995-29-10/73836
Display Title
Klagetoh rug, stepped diamonds and wide zigzag bands
Descriptions
Object Description
Klagetoh rug. Gray field with central vertical panel of seven small joined stepped diamonds of gray, dark red, and white connected to six small stepped diamonds of white and gray at each side, on a background of wide zigzag red band on all four sides. The diamonds and zigzag band are all outlined in black squares. In center of each diamond are two hour glass figures stacked one above the other, in white, gray or red. Similar white hour glass figures in the gray field around central panel, single figures across top and bottom, two stacked on sides, and a group of three stacked hourglass figures near each corner. Border; red band stepped at sides and straight at bottom joining black band on all four edges. Warp: white wool; wefts: red, gray, white and black natural and an[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, red, black, and grey 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: 140.5 x 89 x 0.4 cm (55 5/16 x 35 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73836
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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