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Object Number
23-27-10/98019B
Display Title
Saddle throw blanket. Germantown, red background with stepped outline diamonds
Descriptions
Object Description
Saddle throw blanket, woven of handspun and raveled late bayetta. Germantown. Red background with stepped outline diamonds in blue, white, gold, and short vertical zig-zags in green, all enclosed in dark blue border; fringe at bottom. Blue is indigo.
Inventory Description
Blanket, woven wool, red with diamond stepped pattern
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1885-1889
Culture
- Transition Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 76.5 cm (27 9/16 x 30 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Daniel W. Lord
(1888-1889)
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1888-1889)
Donor
Mary P. Lord
(1923)
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