Rug

Museum number:

2-41110

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Accession number:

Acc.2337

Description:

Wool; worn; grey ground with large central motif of red and white serrated and outlined X with grey cross in center; white, grey and red terraces run lengthwise along both edges; band of red and of grey at both warp ends.

Donor:

Bernice K. Skinner and Jeanne Van Nostrand

Collection place:

Southwestern United States

Verbatim coll. place:

Navajo

Culture or time period:

Navajo

Collector:

Bertella K. Skinner

Collection date:

ca. 1890-1900

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Rugs (textiles)

Function:

4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Accession date:

1968

Context of use:

Used as rug in Dr. Skinner's office.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

width 137 centimeters and length 210 centimeters

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