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CAS 0370-0642   CAS 0370-0642; Manta / shoulder blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Manta / shoulder blanket
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1924
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun cotton weft; 4-ply aniline dyed wool embroidery yarn
Description Ceremonial manta woven entirely in plain balanced tapestry weave; Embroidered band along top edge has negative design of parallel white zigzags against background of alternating green and black vertical stripes; Embroidered band along bottom edge has similar design as well as 5 diamond motifs, each containing a cloud-lightning-rain motif in red blue and yellow; Pair of black stacked triangles is positioned above each cloud motif.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 138.0, Length = 104.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0644   CAS 0370-0644; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1954
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun natural wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft
Description Double saddle blanket woven in plain tapestry weave; Blanket is entirely white and without any decorative design.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 70.0, Length = 148.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0645   CAS 0370-0645; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1954
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft
Description Double saddle blanket, woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Rug is entirely white except for small concentric serrated diamond in center in black and gray and serrated quarter-diamonds in each corner in black, gray, and white; Narrow black band borders each end of rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 81.0, Length = 158.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0646   CAS 0370-0646; Saddle throw
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle throw
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun natural wool warp and weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave in natural white wool; Tufts of white wool are inserted after every few rows of weft to produced shag effect.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 44.0, Length = 48.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0647   CAS 0370-0647; Blanket fragment
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket fragment
Culture Spanish-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and indigo-dyed wool weft
Description Fragment of Chimayo blanket
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 98.0, Length = 26.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0648   CAS 0370-0648; Blanket / Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket / Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional eye-dazzler style blanket - rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All over pattern of serrated, concentric diamonds is woven in colors of red, white, maroon, lime green, olive green, yellow, gold, and blue (2 shades); Band along each end shows rectangular blocks in red, lime green, and gold within white and purple rectilinear fret, all on red background; Traces of red, lime green, purple, blue, and gold fringe remain along both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 100.0, Length = 145.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0649   CAS 0370-0649; Manta / shoulder blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Manta / shoulder blanket
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun cotton and aniline and indigo dyed wool weft
Description Woman's manta with wide white center panel woven in plain tapestry weave of undyed cotton warps and wefts and flanked along both long ends by an inner border woven in diagonal twill of undyed cotton warps and dyed (red) wool wefts with design of 2 groups of 4 parallel white lines each, and then by an outer border woven in diamond twill of undyed cotton warps and dyed (blue) wool wefts; Both inner and outer edges of blue border are flanked by plied binding stitch whose pile is higher than other wefts.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 129.5, Length = 98.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0650   CAS 0370-0650; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County San Juan
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Shiprock
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1958
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Pictorial style rug woven in plain tapestry technique, depicting Shiprock, a volcanic rock formation in northwestern New Mexico, woven in gray and black against white background; Plain black border around all four sides of rug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.0, Length = 119.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0651   CAS 0370-0651; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Eye-dazzler rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; All-over pattern of concentric finely serrated diamonds is woven in red, white, green, yellow, maroon, and purple; Decorative fringe in colors of red, purple, white, green, and yellow is added along both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 98.5, Length = 126.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0652   CAS 0370-0652; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County San Juan
Other Geographic Data Community: Crystal
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1949
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, aniline, and vegetal-dyed wool weft
Description Crystal-style rug with banded pattern; Five patterned bands woven in wavy "crystal-weave" technique in color combinations of black / white; Orange and teal blue, tan and rose, tan and light blue, tan and orange, gray and rust brown, white and light blue, and rose and rust brown alternate with six plain rose-colored bands.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.5, Length = 134.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0653   CAS 0370-0653; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Transitional rug woven entirely in plain tapestry technique; Borderless design is that of an earlier wearing blanket and consists of central band of serrated diamonds in red, white, and black, flanked on either end by several serrated zigzag bands in black and white or purple and white, all on red background; Spaces between adjacent zigzag bands are filled with various small motifs, including hourglass shapes, stacked triangles, stacked parallelograms, and "H" motifs; Narrow purple band is woven along one end; Design layout is asymmetrical.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 117.0, Length = 173.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0654   CAS 0370-0654; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun natural, raveled, and 4-ply Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Rug with central motif of 5 stacked, serrated blue diamonds, with a green and white open diamond superimposed on each one; All four edges of rug are bordered by continuous green "vine" pattern with lateral branches all on dark red background; Top and bottom edges have decorative fringe added in blocks of colors (red and green, white and blue, yellow and maroon, yellow, and green).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 87.0, Length = 128.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0655   CAS 0370-0655; Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County San Juan
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Shiprock
Maker's Name Dorothy Funston
Date of Manufacture 1952
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Yei style rug woven in plain tapestry technique; Four yei figures with gold bodies and multi-colored attire are depicted in full frontal, standing pose in central white rectangular area; Wide inner gray border includes brown terraced zigzag line outlined in white; Outer border around all four sides is black; Prominent white "weaver's pathway" line extends from central white area to border.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 132.0, Length = 104.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0656   CAS 0370-0656; Blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1865
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and indigo dyed wool weft
Description Moki striped blanket woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded pattern consists of 5 wide design bands of alternating narrow brown and blue bands, with narrow white and blue beaded band in center and along top and bottom edges of each design band; Narrow white band separates adjacent design bands of narrow brown and blue bands.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 130.0, Length = 173.5

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0657   CAS 0370-0657; Blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket
Culture Spanish-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880-1890
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, vegetal, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 108.0, Length = 192.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0658   CAS 0370-0658; Manta / shoulder blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Manta / shoulder blanket
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun wool weft
Description Woman's shoulder blanket woven in balanced diamond and diagonal twill weaves; Wide center panel is woven in diagonal twill in natural black - brown; Narrower end panels are woven in diamond twill in dark blue; Continuous multi-plied lengths of red and yellow-green yarn are machine sewn onto dress with thread along juncture between center and end panels and along sides of end panels.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 128.5, Length = 105.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0659   CAS 0370-0659; Blanket / Rug
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket / Rug
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1885
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft
Description Transitional blanket or rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Borderless design consists of alternating gray and white bands of equal width, separated by narrower dark brown bands.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 97.0, Length = 175.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0660   CAS 0370-0660; Saddle throw
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle throw
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun natural wool warp; Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Saddle throw or rug woven entirely in diamond twill weave in plain white, except for narrow black band across center and along each end; Warp ends are plied and knotted along one end to form short fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.5, Length = 60.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0661   CAS 0370-0661; Saddle blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle blanket
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Single saddle blanket woven entirely in two-faced tapestry weave; Front face of blanket shows borderless design of plain horizontal bands in black, gray, red, and dark brown; Reverse face of blanket is plain white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 68.0, Length = 75.0

Catalog Number CAS 0370-0662   CAS 0370-0662; Blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket
Culture Spanish-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Rio Grande Valley
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural wool weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 110.0, Length = 204.0
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