Blanket
NA5754
From: Arizona | New Mexico | Navajo Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA5754 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Navajo |
Provenience | Arizona | New Mexico | Navajo Reservation |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Date Made | 1880-1890 |
Section | American |
Materials | Homespun Wool | Synthetic Dye |
Description | Blanket with horizontal zigzags. A dark red, weft faced band bisects orange diamonds in the center. On either side of the central diamonds are three zigzags in a sequence of red, white, and black. The top and bottom of the blanket have half diamonds in red with a border in orange and red. Each larger zigzag has a zigzag edge. Selvedge cords are red. Red tassel at each corner. |
Length | 208 cm |
Width | 149 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Gen. Richard M. Blatchford, 1917 |
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