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Object Number
985-27-10/58909
Display Title
Blanket. Red background, dark blue and yellow vertical zig-zags
Descriptions
Object Description
Blanket with vertical layout. Wool: red background, 2 opposed dark blue & yellow vertical zigzags enclose dark blue & yellow tipped center cross; 2 stepped half diamonds of white & yellow blocks at sides; half diamond of white & dark blue blocks at ends; narrow dark blue, yellow stipes at ends. 196.5 x 137.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Blanket, black, yellow and natural on red geom. designs, tassels, highly worn
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1880-1890
Culture
- Transition Period
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 138 cm (54 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Eliza Hosmer
(mid 1870s)
Intermediary
Abbie Hosmer
(1932)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1932 - 1985)
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