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Red and blue ceremonial blanket
Red and blue ceremonial blanket
Object Number 989-20-10/60668
Display Title Red and blue ceremonial blanket
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial blanket in red & blue used by Kiowa in Gourd Dance & by Omaha as regalia worn by members of the Native American Church. Red symbolizes the sun; blue, the moon.
Inventory Description Blanket, woven wool, red and blue blocks, sewn silk? ribbon
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Omaha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nebraska / Thurston County / Macy
Materials Wool, Dye, Silk?, Synthetic
Dimensions Overall: 284.48 x 78.74 cm (112 x 31 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Ian W. Brown (8/20/89)
Donor Dr. Ian W. Brown (9/25/1989)

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