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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0682   CAS 0370-0682; Blanket
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