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Object Number
975-17-10/52912
Display Title
Late classic serape blanket with diamond pattern, banded layout
Descriptions
Object Description
Late classic serape. Fine, tightly woven, with diamond pattern in blues, green, yellow, cream joined forming horizontal bands on red background pattern. Native yarns, plus unravelled fabrics. Thread count: 7 warps/cm, 30-44 wefts/cm. Additional descriptive and technical information in the Conservation record.
Inventory Description
Blanket, red, white, and blue
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1860-1870
Culture
- Navajo
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials
Sheep wool, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 195.5 x 119.5 cm (76 15/16 x 47 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-17-10/52912
Provenance
Owner
Chief Ouray
Intermediary
J. M. Harden
(1929)
Collector
Henry Frederick Bond
(c. 1870)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(Nov. 1929 - April 1, 1975)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(Nov. 1929 - April 1, 1975)
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