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Object Number
78-35-10/14720
Display Title
Serape, banded layout (The "Bartlett blanket")
Descriptions
Object Description
Serape, banded layout. Wool. White background, narrow bands of many colors, tans, browns, greys predominate. Tan bands across center, with mainly tan half diamond forms top and bottom and truncated quarter diamonds at the corners. Z pink and S lt. crimson are lac dyed.
Inventory Description
Shawl, white with stripes
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1850
Culture
- Navajo
- Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 126 x 82 cm (49 5/8 x 32 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14720
Provenance
Collector
John R. Bartlett
(1851 - Sept. 1878)
Donor
John R. Bartlett
(1851 - Sept. 1878)
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