Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0682 | |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Blanket | |
Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Amanda Walker | |
Date of Manufacture | 1939 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wool warp; Wool weft | |
Description | Rectangular warp and weft faced blanket, loosely woven in two pieces on narrow loom and seamed together down center; Woven in 3 colors (white, medium tan, and brown-gray) in an all-over diamond twill pattern that includes vertical stripes in tan and brown-gray and horizontal bands in white and medium tan; Warp ends form short fringe at both ends. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 119.5, Length = 159.0 |