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Object Number 995-29-10/73944
Display Title Banded blanket with Moqui stripes
Descriptions
Object Description Banded blanket with Moqui stripes. White, black, indigo blue and brown handspun z-spin wool. Six broad white horizontal bands are separated from each other by a total of five broad black, white and indigo blue bands with each one consisting of four black and blue striped areas separated from each other by a total of five black and white striped areas. In one portion about 8" wide, brown wool is used in the warp -- the rest of the warp is white. Top and bottom ends are left as fringe and side selvages are left as woven. The black wool is augmented, probably with a vegetal dye. Length: 165 cm, Width: 110.6 cm, Depth: .4 cm. Thread count: warp - 3 ends/cm, weft - 8 ends/cm. In very good condition overall, but threadbare in some places and at ends.
Inventory Description Blanket, white with black and brown stripes
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1870-1900
Culture
  • Transition Period
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / <City> / Zuni Pueblo
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 165 x 110.6 x 0.4 cm (64 15/16 x 43 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73944
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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