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Blanket fragment (Late Classic style)
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
about 1875
Object Place: Southwest, North America
Medium/Technique
Wool tapestry weave with interlock joins
Dimensions
70 x 81.5 cm (27 9/16 x 32 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.76
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHandspun and commerical raveled yarns. Three zoned bands (probably 1/2 the entire blanket). Two bands with beige/red diamond stripes and one (in center) with alternative dk blue/red and beige/red diamond stripes to form vertical zigzags.
Provenance1902, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1902)