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Object Number 995-29-10/73945
Display Title Rio Grande banded blanket
Descriptions
Object Description Rio Grande banded blanket from northern New Mexico. Made from brown, white, red and orange z-spun wool (weft) and white s-spun cotton (warp) using a tapestry weave.Twenty-five red horizontal bands with some containing orange and/or white separated from each other by a brown line. There are also a total of four white plain bands separated from the red bands by a brown line. The very center of the rug has a red and white "Railroad track". Warp ends are gathered in groups of 4-5 threads and knotted to creat fringe on top and bottom. Side selvages were left as woven. Length: 202 cm, Width: 131.3 cm, Depth, .5 cm. Thread count: warp: 3 ends/cm, weft: 9 ends/cm. In good condition. Some warp threads appear to be broken and the colors are very faded. Paper tag written in pencil;"K'. Rio Grande ca.1880 53x80"
Inventory Description Blanket, red, orange, white, brown
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1880-1900
Culture
  • Rio Grande Hispanic
  • Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 202 x 131.3 x 0.5 cm (79 1/2 x 51 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73945
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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