Rug (uncertain)
Blanket (uncertain)
NA5751
From: Arizona | New Mexico | Navajo Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA5751 |
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 | Wedge weave blanket or likely a rug with vertical zigzags on a white background. Three sets of zigzags are made up of a sequence of red, yellow, black, and red zigzags. Red and yellow border on all sides. Red and yellow selvedge cords and a tassel at each corner in these same colors. |
Length | 198 cm |
Width | 162 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Gen. Richard M. Blatchford, 1917 |
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