Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0579 |
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Category |
Textiles |
Object Name |
Saddle blanket |
Culture |
Navajo |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona, New Mexico |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation |
Maker's Name |
Unknown |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1957 |
Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
Materials |
Cotton string warp; Commercially plied natural and aniline dyed wool weft |
Description |
Double saddle blanket woven entirely in diamond twill weave; Overall pattern of small concentric diamonds is in white, green, and brown; Supplementary tassels in commercial black wool are added at each corner. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 84.5, Length = 129.5 |