Wool; striped diamond zigzag decoration; red ground with black and white and blue and white serrates. This is "Flight of the Wild Geese", but is tightly woven.
Donor:
Merrill C. Wrench and Mrs. Merrill C. Wrench
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Addison M. Wrench
Collection date:
1850-1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
Before 1900
Accession date:
1961
Context of use:
While this is a rug, this type of weaving was used for "water proof" blankets. This may have been made to order as the blue dye is somewhat unusual, and might be analine.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 59 inches and width 22.5 inches
Comment:
Remarks: "Probably 65 years old." While this is a rug, this type of weaving was used for "water proof" blankets. This may have been made to order as the blue dye is somewhat unusual, and might be aniline.