Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0035 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Commercial cotton yarn; Weft: Commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns’ Indigo dye; Aniline Turkey Red dye purchased on Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Description | 3rd-Phase Navajo-style Chief’s blanket, woven in tapestry weave, with a typical 9-spot design layout consisting of a large red terraced diamond with Spider Woman’s cross in the center, and a similar half diamond located at the top and bottom center of the blanket and a quarter diamond in each of the corners; The quarter diamonds differ in that they contain a series of parallel blue lines instead of the cross; All of these design motifs are positioned along wide horizontal bands that, in turn, are composed of alternating natural dark brown/black and dark blue bands, with the latter outlined in bright red; Areas between these design bands are filled with alternating white and natural brown/black bands which actually form the overall background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching and contrasting dark blue yarns, respectively; This blanket is copied after an historic blanket in the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona (catalog # E9282). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 172.5, Length = 153.0 | |