Pillow

75-15-2

From: Arizona | New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 75-15-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Navajo
Provenience Arizona | New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1890-1910
Section American
Materials Germantown Wool | Cotton | Analine Dye
Description

Pillow with handwoven front and cotton backing (commercial?). Woven with 3-ply yarn, probably Germantown. Front of pillow has red background with large right-hand swastika in center, done in blue and black. There is a smaller, white, left-hand swastika in one corner and a white cross in the diagonal corner. Two opposite edges have borders in green, gold, and olive stripes. The other two edges are plain. All edges have been overstitched. There are tassels on 3 of the 4 corners.

Length 50.2 cm
Width 46 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Emmanuel Lowenstein, 1975

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