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Object Number
995-29-10/73901
Display Title
Diamond twill saddle blanket or rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Diamond twill saddle blanket or rug. Red background with bands of diamond twill and bands with narrow stripes. Bands at center, top and bottom consist of center stripe of orange-black-red diamond twill on red band with border of white, black and green narrow stripes above and below; the bands between have two slightly wider bands of black-green-orange diamond twill on red band, with a narrow band of orange and green stripes separating them. Border: band of red at top and bottom. Warp: white plied cotton?; wefts: white wool, black wool augmented, red , orange wool aniline dyed, green commercial plied Germantown wool. Selvages: 3-ply red cords added in all four edges. Corner tassels once augmented with red, black and yellow cords. Warp direction 134.5 x weft direction 81 [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Rug, red with multicolor stripes
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1880-1895
Culture
- Transition Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 134.5 x 81 x 0.4 cm (52 15/16 x 31 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73901
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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