Rug

Museum number:
2-10747
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.562
Description:
Wool; so-called scalloped edge or wedge weave; divided mainly into white bands and red bands with stripes of indigo, black, green and yellow; red bands have multicolor zigzags. Tapestry weave.
Donor:
Estate of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
ca. 1890
Accession date:
1920
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 176 centimeters and width 142 centimeters
Comment:
References: Reichard, Navaho Shepherd and Weaver p. 96. Also see detailed description and photo on p. 59, Treasures of the Lowie Museum.
Loans:
S1962-1963 #32: Fresno Arts Center (January 3, 1963–February 12, 1963) and S1973-1974 #39: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 27, 1973–January 8, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-10747, described as Wool; so-called scalloped edge or wedge weave; divided mainly into white bands and red bands with stripes of indigo, black, green and yellow; red bands have multicolor zigzags. Tapestry weave.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-10747, described as Wool; so-called scalloped edge or wedge weave; divided mainly into white bands and red bands with stripes of indigo, black, green and yellow; red bands have multicolor zigzags. Tapestry weave.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-10747, described as Wool; so-called scalloped edge or wedge weave; divided mainly into white bands and red bands with stripes of indigo, black, green and yellow; red bands have multicolor zigzags. Tapestry weave.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-10747, described as Wool; so-called scalloped edge or wedge weave; divided mainly into white bands and red bands with stripes of indigo, black, green and yellow; red bands have multicolor zigzags. Tapestry weave.

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