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Optical pictorial block
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Optical pictorial block

Artist (United States, Navajo)
Dateca. 1945
MediumWool
DimensionsH x W x D: 58 x 31 7/8 x 1/4 in. (147.3 x 81 x 0.6 cm)
Object TypeTextiles
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Dennis L. and Carola A. Deschner, in memory of Allen M. Deschner
Object number2021.49
On View
Not on view
Description

The weaver’s use of floating, three-dimensional blocks and bright colors suggest modern influences. Hand-spun yarn provides additional texture.

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