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Object Number
995-29-10/73940
Display Title
Banded pound blanket or rug
Descriptions
Object Description
Banded pound blanket or rug of z-spun natural and aniline-dyed handspun wool. Oversized. Tapestry weave. Six very broad horizontal bands separated from each other by a total of five black horizontal bands with two red interior bands each. The center black bands also have yellow outlining on the top and bottom. The two red interior bands are thicker, with black and orange "railroad track" decoration at top and bottom. Red aniline wool is stitiched onto selvage on ends only. Side selvages left as woven. Length: 254 cm, Width: 141 cm, depth: .8cm. Tassels of 7 cm are at 3 of the corners. Thread count: 2 ends/cm warp, 4 ends/cm weft. The blanket is in excellent condition aside from one stain near the middle.
Inventory Description
Blanket, woven, white, black and red banded design, red trim with tassles
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1890-1905
Culture
- Zuñi
- Early Rug Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 144.5 cm (56 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73940
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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