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Woman coiling wool to be used for blanket making
Woman coiling wool to be used for blanket making
Object Number 2004.29.4366
Display Title Woman coiling wool to be used for blanket making
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Navajo Indians (Athapascan) / [Woman] spinning. Shows the last spinning operation after which the wool is coiled or made into a ball, from which it is taken and placed on the shuttle as needed. / Navajos preparing wool for blanket making. Taken by G. H. Pepper in N. Mex. 1897 & presented by B. F. B. Hyde and Frederick Hyde Jr."
Keywords
  • Manufacture and General Utility
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Spinning
  • wool
Department Photographic
Date 1897
Artist George H. Pepper
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

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