Wool in tapestry weave; red ground, brown and white borders; 2 right angle crosses in white on brown ground; 11 rectangular areas of design, each with grey ground and brown borders, red/white geometric designs within.
Donor:
Mrs. Ted D. Johnston and Ted D. Johnston
Collection place:
Northern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Navajo
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Alex A. Johnston and Helen M. Johnston
Collection date:
1908-1925
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Context of use:
Rug made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 1.42 meters and length 2.08 meters
Comment:
Conservation: Treated with DDT in alcohol Jan. 1976. Dry-cleaned and re-treated May 1976.