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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 5-15403, described as Blanket. Blue and white (undyed). Constructed of 9 strips handsewn together, alternating stripes at each end with matching woven brocade pattern area in the center. Unfinished fringe. 170 centimeters by 298 centimeters including fringe. From Mali, Segou, Dogon. Materials and techniques: handspun natural and dyed single and 2-ply yarns, weft face plain weave, overlay brocade patterning. Context of use: donor notes blanket was made to be used by males.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-64955, described as Saddle blanket; wide central red band with 3-colored diamond with serrate edge; minor bands of purple, white and black separated by course of coral. Handspun wool.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-18234, described as Blanket (all-purpose cloth used for wrap, hammock, baby carrier, etc.): indigo ground; patterned bands of fine geometric designs and stripes on broad strip of red ground on both ends of blanket (there is a continual variation in pattern in these bands). Made from 4 pieces of handwoven cotton hand-stitched together; natural dyes (indigo and cocchineal red (?)); black weft thread; supplementary warp design; rolled hand-stitched hems.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 3-29192, described as Blanket for wearing; black and white checked wool field, white wool with self fringe at ends; five rows of varicolored wool embroidered bands over ends of field; 52 x 112 cm. Called rodillera, worn by men over shorts or trousers.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-64894, described as Blanket; wool blanket in varicolored geometric “Indian” designs; trimmed with red flannel stroud cloth (motheaten); plain weave; 1.50 by 1.75 meters. Thought by donor to have been made in Ecuador circa 1860. More likely Sears Roebuck item circa 1920-40.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 3-29468, described as Blanket/couch cover/"throw," wool in doubleweave, one side has checkerboard design in red, turquoise and white with eagle and serpent motif, reverse has white ground with alternating red and turquoise eagle with serpent motif
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 3-29072, described as Saddle blanket (imitation of Navaho); stripes in white, black, red, yellow and red rectangles near corners; soiled on one side; tapestry weave, wool
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 16-8558, described as Alpaca wool blanket
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 16-8555, described as Alpaca wool blanket
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-68121, described as Blanket, for baby carriage; beige cotton; loop embroidery; button-hole stitches on boarder; stained; 60 by 60 cm.

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