Blanket

Museum number:
2-36491
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1352
Description:
Series of parallel transverse stripes, predominantly red, alternating with brown, purple, green, orange, white, etc.; 1 loom width; extra heavy warp at center to imitate older Chimayos woven in two loom widths. Wool in tapestry weave.
Donor:
Madison Bentley
Collection place:
Chimayo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico; Santa Fe; Chimayo
Culture or time period:
Chimayo
Collector:
Madison Bentley
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
1860-1879
Accession date:
1960
Context of use:
Bed blanket. Attr. by B. Busch substantiated by Joe Ben Wheat (Dec. 1975).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 1.22 meters and length 2.6 meters
Loans:
S1962-1963 #35: Oakland Public Museum (January 30, 1963–March 29, 1963)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-36491, described as Series of parallel transverse stripes, predominantly red, alternating with brown, purple, green, orange, white, etc.; 1 loom width; extra heavy warp at center to imitate older Chimayos woven in two loom widths. Wool in tapestry weave.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-36491, described as Series of parallel transverse stripes, predominantly red, alternating with brown, purple, green, orange, white, etc.; 1 loom width; extra heavy warp at center to imitate older Chimayos woven in two loom widths. Wool in tapestry weave.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-36491, described as Series of parallel transverse stripes, predominantly red, alternating with brown, purple, green, orange, white, etc.; 1 loom width; extra heavy warp at center to imitate older Chimayos woven in two loom widths. Wool in tapestry weave.

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