4 pairs of rows of natural brown stripes (beading) on beige ground; handspun wool in plainweave tapestry (single ply); wool warps.
Donor:
John Preston Stanley, Philip Mills Jones, and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Canyon del Muerto, Apache County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Apache; Canyon del Muerto
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Philip Mills Jones
Collection date:
before 1903
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Production date:
ca. 1804-1805
Accession date:
1903 and August 1901
Context of use:
Catalogued as "fragment of burial blanket." Comes from man's shoulder blanket.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 35.5 centimeters and 41.5 centimeters
Comment:
Cataloged as "fragment of burial blanket." Comes from man's shoulder blanket. "Similar to Massacre Cave fragments from Canon del Muerto. Acc. to Amsden (see text for Pl. 61 c,d), "The Navaho often bury their dead in caves once occupied by the ancient peoples, and archaeologists find fragments of their blankets scattered by burrowing rats." "Conservation: Vacuumed and blocked. References: Amsden, Charles, Navaho Weaving, Pl. 59-62, Kent, Kate Peck, Navajo Weaving, pp. 50-51 and fig. 41, p. 62; also Marian E. Rodee, Old Navajo Rugs, p. 1-2. "ARCHAEOLOGY" (Duplicate card made.)