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Twill saddle pad, shaped to fit under saddle
Object Number 995-29-10/73865
Display Title Twill saddle pad, shaped to fit under saddle
Descriptions
Object Description Twill saddle pad, shaped to fit under saddle with notch at one end and protrusion at other. Made by Sarah Winney in 1959. Bands, about 4 cm high, of brown and white regular twill, stacked stitches of brown and white with interlocking diagonal pattern where the color shifts from brown to white. All around outer edge a gray roll, 3.5 cm in diameter, wrapped with alternation blocks of white and black wool. Warp: white wool; wefts: white wool, brown aniline dyed wool. Warp direction 81 x weft direction 79 x depth .4 cm with 3.5 cm edge roll. This type of twill is called "standing Twill" in Navajo.:ah Blue Ribbon: "First Prize, Intertribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, the Indian capital. Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, 1959" Paper ta[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Blanket, woven design interior, wrapped wool edging, notched
Classification
  • Saddle blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1959
Artist Sarah Winney
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 81 x 79 x 3.5 cm (31 7/8 x 31 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73865
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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