Uncarded fleece of Old Navajo Sheep (Churro); natural beige/tan colors.
Donor:
Jean Moss and Roger Moss
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Jean Moss and Roger Moss
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Context of use:
This is the type of wool used in early (pre-Bosque Redondo) Navajo weavings. This wool is a natural worsted, long in fiber, relatively greaseless, easy to clean with limited water, perfect for use with the Navajo hand-spindle.