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Object Number
14-39-10/85996
Display Title
Woman's shoulder blanket, modified first phase
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's shoulder blanket, modified first phase. Red, blue-black, tan, and brown-black wool. Three bands of red with horizontal stepped zig-zag line in blue-black, separated by two wide bands of narrow stripes of tan and brown-black.
Inventory Description
Shawl, brown, white, and red
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1875-1885
Culture
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 112.5 x 145 cm (44 5/16 x 57 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-39-10/85996
Provenance
Collector
Riggs Collection
(? - 1914)
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