Rug
Artist
Diné (Navajo)
Datec. 1950
Mediumnatural handspun wool; commercial dyes
Dimensions95 × 57 3/4 inches (241.3 × 146.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number82.900.169
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionYarn colors are gray, red, green, black, white and brown. Gray is natural wool. "Little School House" pictorial depicting houses, children, trees and Chief's head.Label TextThe weaver of this rug made a design using elements of everyday life. The pattern of this rug features buildings, stylized Indian figures, and trees. The single story buildings could be houses. The two-story buildings signal an institutional setting. The rug might represent buildings from a boarding school.
ProvenanceFred Harvey; purchased October 4, 1960 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Not on viewDiné (Navajo)