Skein of Handspun Yarn
Diné (Navajo)
Southwest
1971
Wood yarn, dyed with Canaigre dock (Rumex hymenosepalus)
Overall: 11 7/16 × 4 3/4 in. (29 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Alfred Frank Whiting
171.14.24694
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Textile
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
Not on view
Provenance
Navajo Mountain Trading Post, Flagstaff, Arizona; Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Exhibition (no. 181), Flagstaff, Arizona; sold to Alfred Frank Whiting (1912-1978), 1971; given to present collection, 1971.
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