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Navajo Rug

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. James A. Hanson

Donor Name

Dr. James A. Hanson

Notes

WOVEN BY MATILDA CLARK. A CONTEMPORARY CHIEF BLANKET RUG DESIGN. WOOL WEFT, COTTON WARP. NATURAL WHITE, BROWN, COMBED GREY, BLACK (?); DYED RED & BLUE WOOL YARN. WOVEN IN 1973. DESIGN 2 LARGE SERRATED DIAMONDS FILLED W/HORIZONTAL BANDS OF RED, BLACK, BLUE & GRAY. ENDS W/CENTRAL TRUNCATED TRIANGLE & 1/2 TRIANGLES AT EDGES; BOTH HORIZONTALLY BANDED W/BLUE, WHITE & BLACK. NO LAZY LINES EVIDENT.

Record Last Modified

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Navajo (Diné)

Accession Date

20 Oct 1989

Collection Date

1974

Accession Number

373017

USNM Number

E422576-0

Object Type

Rug

Length - Object

ca 150 cm

Width - Object

149 cm

Place

Navajo Mountain, San Juan County, Utah, United States, North America

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38c9fcfab-e98a-4b24-b70f-f48eda82f5f1

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8455491

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