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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-58505, described as Chief's blanket," Second Phase; top, center and bottom bands are dark brown, red (cochineal-dyed bayeta), and indigo with indigo blocks on cochineal ground; there are ten alternating white and brown bands on the body of the blanket (5 above and 5 below the center band); all handspun except for red (1-ply unraveled bayeta); green wool selvedge; tapestry weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-45107, described as Wool in tapestry weave; indigo blue and white on dark red ground; widthwise design divided into three sections by blue bands; upper and lower third: blue terraced zigzags and broken-stripe bands; middle third: alternating blue and white terraced zigzags and alternating blue and white broken stripe bands in diamond design; all edges repaired with buttonhole stitch (no original selvedge); minor old repairs to body. Red: raveled two-ply cochineal-dyed bayeta; white, indigo blue: one-ply native handspun.
Hearst Museum object titled Poncho fragment, accession number 2-47037, described as Poncho remnant; wool; white ground with indigo bands; terraced indigo diamonds broken by narrow yellow and dark pink bands; fragment of yellow-green cotton cloth at head opening; poor condition; selvage gone. 1-ply wool yarn, cotton cloth; tapestry weave; both Z and S-twist raveled yarns; raveled pink and red are dyed with cochineal (see Joe Ben Wheat letter in accession envelope).

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