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Object Number 985-27-10/58906
Display Title Late classic serape
Descriptions
Object Description Late classic serape with five bands of blue terraced triangular shapes on background of red and blue alternating stripes; red and blue horizontal stripes top and bottom. Thread count: 3.5 warp per cm, 16 weft per cm Weft: handspun blue z-spin indigo-dyed wool; recarded red z-spin bayeta Warp: handspun z-spin brown and white undyed wool Selvages: sides blue faded to tan z-spin, s-twist, 3-ply cord woven in; top and bottom blue z-spin, s-twist, 3-ply cord woven in; corners braided(?) or knotted(?) into 5 cm solid piece
Inventory Description Blanket, red and black
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1875
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 178 x 116 cm (70 1/16 x 45 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58906 / 34580
Credit Line Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector Eliza Hosmer (After 1875)
Intermediary Abbie Hosmer (1932)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1932 - 1983)

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