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Object Number
995-29-10/73863
Display Title
Saddle blanket or rug, self-patterned plain weave and tapestry weave
Descriptions
Object Description
Saddle blanket or rug, self-patterned plain weave and tapestry weave. Black and white regular twill, narrow bands of columns of black and columns of white stitches, bands offset to form pattern. Border at top and bottom: narrow band of black, then outer band of alternating white lozenges and lozenges consisting of gray and maroon bars vertically stacked, and final outer white band. Warp: white handspun wool; wefts: white, black, gray, and maroon handspun aniline dyed wools. Selvages: white 2-ply cords added in all four edges; corners augmented with lavender 2 ply wool and black 3-ply commercial wool, forming full pompoms.
Warp direction 142 x weft direction 86 x depth .5 cm, plus 6-8 cm tassels -pompoms each corner.
Small paper tag, written in ink: "C' R33" written in pencil: "Double saddle (fancy) 34 x 53"
Inventory Description
Saddle blanket, white and black
Classification
- 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
Dimensions
Overall: 142 x 86 x 0.5 cm (55 7/8 x 33 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73863
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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Rug
|
New Mexico?
Arizona? | |
| 995-29-10/73866 | Optical illusion design rug, fringed at ends |
Blanket
|
New Mexico?
Arizona? | |
| 995-29-10/73851 | Standard design rug with Ganado colors |
Rug
|
Arizona
New Mexico | |
| 995-29-10/73923 | Two-faced diamond twill rug/double saddle blanket |
Rug
|
Arizona
New Mexico | |
| 995-29-10/73784 | Crystal rug, bands with "hour-glass" figures and bands of stripes |
Rug
|
New Mexico
Arizona | |
| 995-29-10/73852 | Standard design rug with Ganado colors, stacked triangles and lozenges |
Rug
|
New Mexico?
Arizona? | |
| 995-29-10/73859 | Optical illusion design rug, interconnected cubes |
Rug
|
Arizona?
New Mexico? | |
| 995-29-10/73876 | Banded saddle blanket or rug |
Rug
|
Arizona?
New Mexico? | |
| 995-29-10/73835 | Standard design rug with Ganado colors |
Rug
|
Arizona
| |
| 995-29-10/73792 | Chinle rug. Bands with short diagonal checker-board motif |
Rug
|
New Mexico
Arizona | |
| 995-29-10/73877 | Diamond twill saddle blanket or rug |
Rug
|
Arizona?
New Mexico? | |
| 995-29-10/73857 | Tufted saddle throw |
Saddle blanket
|
Arizona?
New Mexico? |