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Object Number 995-29-10/73933
Display Title Banded blanket
Descriptions
Object Description Banded blanket. Eight broad bands of gray alternating with seven bands with black center stripe between two gray stripes, then two black, two blue, two black, two gray and two black stripes; ends with gray bands at top and bottom, no border. Lazy lines. Line of warp "bulges" across one gray stripe - tied down during weaving?. Warp: white wool; wefts: gray, black, blue natural and aniline dyed wool. Selvages: 2-ply gray cords added in at sides, 3-ply gray cords added in at top and bottom. Warp direction 172 x weft direction 123 x depth .4 cm, plus 9-12 cm tassels each corner. Paper tag, written in pencil: "Hopi ? blanket 47 x 68" Paper tag, written in pencil: '47" x 68" "Hopi" blanket'
Inventory Description Textile, rug, red and blue
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1890-1920?
Culture
  • Hopi
  • Zuñi
  • Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Hopi mesas
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 172 x 123 x 0.4 cm (67 11/16 x 48 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73933
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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