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Object Number
995-29-10/73857
Display Title
Tufted saddle throw
Descriptions
Object Description
Tufted saddle throw, brown and white diagonal twill, woven in stripes of alternating direction of the diagonal line, with a band of brown at top and bottom. Warp: white natural handspun wool; wefts brown and white natural handspun wool. Selvages: weft wrapped around outer warp at sides, 2-ply brown cords added in top and bottom. One side is tufted with long strands of mohair, added in along lines where diagonal pattern changes direction, and extending 16 to 20 cm on other side, added in a pattern of a white diamond on a gray-black-white-brown field. Warp direction 73 cm plus 16 cm tufts x weft direction 60 cm plus 18-20 cm tufts x depth 1 cm plus tufts; 10 cm tassels, braided and tied, at each corner.
[see extended description in Text Entries Object Description]
Inventory Description
Saddle blanket, woven geometric designs, tufted one side
Classification
- Saddle blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Modern
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials
Wool, Mohair
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 80 x 1 cm (35 1/16 x 31 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73857
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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