Rug

Museum number:
2-47021
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2534 and Acc.2535
Description:
Germantown with multicolor fringe on warp ends; running right angle terraces in black/white, green/pink; terraced diamonds in black, white and pink; pink and white ticking at warp ends, alternating black, white and green squares at long sides; water damage along one side. Germantown wool yarn; tapestry weave.
Donor:
Lewis K. Napton, Mrs. Carolyn H. Loeb, Robert Fleming Heizer, University Appropriation, and various collectors
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Arthur Willard Heavenrich
Collection date:
ca. 1899
Materials:
Colorant (material) (red aneline) and Yarn (germantown)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 162 centimeters and 92.5 inches
Comment:
cf.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-47021, described as Germantown with multicolor fringe on warp ends; running right angle terraces in black/white, green/pink; terraced diamonds in black, white and pink; pink and white ticking at warp ends, alternating black, white and green squares at long sides; water damage along one side. Germantown wool yarn; tapestry weave.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 2-47021, described as Germantown with multicolor fringe on warp ends; running right angle terraces in black/white, green/pink; terraced diamonds in black, white and pink; pink and white ticking at warp ends, alternating black, white and green squares at long sides; water damage along one side. Germantown wool yarn; tapestry weave.

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