Rug

Museum number:
2-48364
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2618
Description:
Wool; large serrated red and grey figures outlined in black, 2 smaller ocher serrated figures in center; white ground, brown border; soiled and stained; border worn through in one place. Wool tapestry weave.
Donor:
Mrs. Stanley Curry and Stanley F. Curry
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Navajo
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1970
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
April 6, 1970
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 138 centimeters and length 226 centimeters
Comment:
Made by: women.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-48364, described as Wool; large serrated red and grey figures outlined in black, 2 smaller ocher serrated figures in center; white ground, brown border; soiled and stained; border worn through in one place. Wool tapestry weave.

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