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Object Number 34-114-10/3980
Display Title Rabbit skin blanket. Woven on vertical 2 bar frame.
Descriptions
Object Description Rabbit skin blanket. Woven on vertical 2 bar frame with twisted rabbit skin as warp. Rags form weft. Approximately 100 skins used to make the blanket. 163x175 cm.
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada / Churchill County / Fallon
Dimensions Overall: 163 x 175 cm (64 3/16 x 68 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (08/23/1934-12/14/1934)

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