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Object Number
985-27-10/58897
Display Title
Late Classic Germantown blanket
Descriptions
Object Description
Late classic serape, banded layout. Wool: central panel 4 rows of stepped concentric diamonds in black, white, green on red, bordered by row of white triangles w/ alternating green & black crosses; above & below horizontal stepped zigzags in red, green, black & white on broken green & white stripes. 3-ply Germantown wool, Hubbell design. Probably made for trade/tourists.
Inventory Description
Blanket, red, green, and tan geometric pattern, fringe ends
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1869-1873
Culture
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 199 x 119.5 cm (78 3/8 x 47 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58897 / 34568
Provenance
Collector
Col. Charles Atherton Hartwell
(1869-1873)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920's - 1930's - 1985)
Intermediary
Alfred Townsend Hartwell Jr.
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920's - 1930's - 1985)
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