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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 0370-0660   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 0370-0547   CAS 0370-0547; 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 area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of 3 vertical columns of white diamonds edged in black, and 2 vertical columns of smaller black diamonds edged in white, all on red background; Salt and pepper rectilinear fret border frames design on four sides; Possible traces of blue and gray fringe remain along one end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 58.5, Length = 81.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0548   CAS 0370-0548; 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. 1885-1890
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown aniline dyed wool weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of vertical columns of serrated concentric diamonds in colors of green, white, blue, gold, purple, and red, all on red background; Overall design is asymmetrical.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 81.0, Length = 70.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0550   CAS 0370-0550; 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. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Germantown natural and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Design consists of double concentric diamond motif (in colors of red, white, green, and yellow) in center, framed on all four sides by blue zigzag border (edged in white) with serrated outer edge; Background color is red; Decorative fringe along border is in repeating sequence of red, green, and white, with one segment of yellow in center; Green tassel tied to one corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.3, Length = 65.0

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 0370-0584   CAS 0370-0584; 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 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline dyed wool weft; Supplementary natural and aniline dyed wool tufts
Description Saddle throw or tufted rug woven entirely in plain tapestry weave with tufts of unspun wool looped around warps approximately in every tenth row of wefts; Rug is woven in simple horizontal bands (each 2 wefts wide) in alternating colors of orange, white, and natural black/brown; Wider bands in carded gray border each end; Supplementary wool tufts are orange, gray, white, turquoise, and black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 73.0, Length = 76.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0593   CAS 0370-0593; 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 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp and weft
Description Saddle throw woven entirely in plain tapestry weave in natural white color, with tufts of wool inserted after every four or five weft rows to produce shag surface; Shag tufts are gray across center band; Warps are plied and knotted at each end to form fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 49.0, Length = 54.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0575   CAS 0370-0575; Saddle throw
Category Textiles
Object Name Saddle throw
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Commercial plied natural and aniline dyed weft
Description Saddle throw woven in plain weft faced and diamond twill weaves; Borderless, design includes three horizontal zoned bands woven in plain weft-faced weave in colors of white, black, gray, green, red, orange and muted maroon, on a black, gray, and white background woven in diamond twill weave; Warps are cut and their ends knotted at one end; Supplementary black fringe is added along both ends with multi-colored fringe at each corner; Two yarn pompoms are also attached at each corner in colors of white, black, green, or orange.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 65.7, Length = 84.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0596   CAS 0370-0596; Sash
Category Textiles
Object Name Sash
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1954
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun cotton warp and weft
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 133.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0574   CAS 0370-0574; Serape
Category Textiles
Object Name Serape
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. 1875-1880
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun indigo and aniline dyed wool weft
Description Child's serape woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Banded design consists of narrow horizontal bands in orange, blue, and yellow, and green on background of various shades of red.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 79.5, Length = 100.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0556   CAS 0370-0556; Serape
Category Textiles
Object Name Serape
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. 1885-1895
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton string warp; Handspun carded, raveled, and Germantown wool weft
Description Serape woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Asymmetrical, banded design on red background includes bands of concentric serrated diamonds and parallel serrated zigzag lines in brown, orange, green, maroon, white, black, gray, and lavender; Large rectangular motif in light tan is located near one end of serape; Supplemental fringe in green, maroon, black, and brown is added along one end; Traces of supplemental green tassels are evident in corners at opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 85.0, Length = 124.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0599   CAS 0370-0599; Shirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Shirt
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. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wool warp and weft
Description Man's shirt constructed from several hand woven panels; Single rectangular panel that is folded over across the shoulders makes up body of shirt; Triangular area is cut out at top center for head and the edges are wrap stitched; Overall panel is woven in diagonal twill technique in plain white, with exception of wide band at either end that are woven in diamond twill technique in black and white; Side seams of main panel are sewn with black yarn; Separate panels that form tubular sleeves are similarly constructed with diamond twill panels along cuffs, seams along underside of sleeve, and sewn to shoulders with black yarn.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 49.5, Length = 64.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0605   CAS 0370-0605; Shirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Shirt
Culture Jemez Pueblo (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Jemez Pueblo (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cotton warp and weft; Plied aniline dyed wool embroidery yarn
Description Man's shirt with front and back woven in one piece (open sides are connected with short strips of black elastic) and the separate sleeves attached at shoulder; Shirt is primarily of hand woven cotton cloth woven in plain weft-faced tapestry technique; Sleeves are constructed from flat panels that are folded in half and expanded with inset of commercial white fabric; Front, back, and sleeves are decorated with embroidered terraced triangles and rectangular blocks in black, red, and green, all of which incorporate negative designs of small triangles and zigzags; Single multi-colored yarn pompom is attached to cuff of each sleeve and pair of pompoms is attached on each side of waist.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.5, Length = 61.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0607   CAS 0370-0607; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
Culture Seminole
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Florida
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Commercial cotton fabric
Description Woman's patchwork skirt.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 36.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 96.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0613   CAS 0370-0613; Weaving implement (comb)
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Weaving implement (comb)
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood: pine
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.9, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 20.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0418   CAS 0370-0418; Axe head
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe head
Culture unidentified Native American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Southwest US, probably
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Stone
Description Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, except for hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is green-black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.8, Thickness = 5.6, Length = 17.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0419   CAS 0370-0419; Axe head
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe head
Culture unidentified Native American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Southwest US, probably
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Stone
Description Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, including hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.4, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 12.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0401   CAS 0370-0401; Brush
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Brush
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 Grass stems; Cotton string
Description Brush made from grass stems gathered into bundle and secured near one end with strip of cotton cloth; Used primarily for sweeping corn from grinding stone or sweeping hogan floor, but also for combing hair.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 6.0, Length = 35.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0618   CAS 0370-0618; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture Lakota Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal; Wood
Description Knife with wooden handle and thin metal blade; Blade is hafted onto handle with five nails; Blade marked with "Wilson" and two symbols, one a diamond shape, the other appears to be four small circles aligned in a diamond shape.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Depth = 1.7, Length = 23.3
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