Blanket

NA5750

From: Arizona | New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5750
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Navajo
Provenience Arizona | New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wool | Dye
Description

Blanket with weft faced bands and central diamond motif. Bands are in white, black, yellow, orange and red. The central diamond is flanked by two smaller diamonds. The diamonds are yellow with an interior border in black. The diamonds are bisected and duplicated in yellow toward the left and right edges. The top and bottom have stepped half diamonds and triangles in orange and black. Red selvedge cords and one red tassel at each corner. Red fringe at the warp ends but in poor condition.

Length 138 cm
Width 85 cm
Credit Line Gift of Gen. Richard M. Blatchford, 1917

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