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Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner
Roger G. Kennedy, Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Frances Hefren Kennedy (Mrs. Roger G. Kennedy), Non-Indian
Donor
Roger G. Kennedy, Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Frances Hefren Kennedy (Mrs. Roger G. Kennedy), Non-Indian
Object Name
Rug/Wall hanging
Media/Materials
Wool yarn, vegetal dye/dyes, synthetic dye/dyes
Techniques
Woven, dyed
Dimensions
273.5 x 142 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place
Navajo Reservation; Arizona, New Mexico; USA
Date created
circa 1940
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Roger G. Kennedy (former director of the National Park Service and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, 1926-2011) and his wife Frances Hefren Kennedy; donated to NMAI by Roger G. Kennedy and Frances H. Kennedy in 2005.