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Object Number 995-29-10/73864
Display Title Tufted saddle throw
Descriptions
Object Description Tufted saddle throw, all white plain weave blanket. Warp: white handspun wool; weft: white handspun wool. Selvages: weft wrapped around outer warp at sides, 2-ply white cord added in on one end, 2-ply beige cord added in on other end. White mohair tufts added in across weft about every 1 cm, extending on face about 8-10 cm. Warp direction: 73 cm plus 6 cm tufts x weft direction 63.5 plus 6 cm tufts x depth 1 cm plus tufts, plus 8 cm tassels each corner. Large paper tag, written in ink: "(I90) Navajo tufted saddle throw 20th cent; 22 1/2 x 29 (measure of base fabric); bag Bb-b" Small paper tag, written in ink, same information
Inventory Description Saddle blanket, woven wool, tufted one side
Classification
  • Saddle blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1975-1990
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Wool, Mohair
Dimensions Overall: 79 x 69.5 x 1 cm (31 1/8 x 27 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73864
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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