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Chief blanket, first phase
Object Number 975-17-10/52911
Display Title Chief blanket, first phase
Descriptions
Object Description Chief blanket, first phase. Plain weave shoulder blanket. Wool, broad weft stripes of brown-black and cream, with wide bands of brown-black with dark blue stripe at center and top and bottom. Blue (native indigo); brown-black (native yarn & dye); white (native yarn). Edging native indigo twisted yarn. Blue tassels. Additional descriptive and technical information in Conservation record
Inventory Description Blanket, blue, brown, white stripes
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1800-1860
Culture
  • Navajo
  • Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 139.6 x 186.8 cm (54 15/16 x 73 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-17-10/52911
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930 - April 1, 1975)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930 - April 1, 1975)

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