Wool, striped zigzag design; alternating white bands separate red bands with brown, white and orange zigzags.
Donor:
Merrill C. Wrench and Mrs. Merrill C. Wrench
Collection place:
Navajo Reservation, Navajo County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Navajo Reservation
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:
1880-1890
Accession date:
1961
Context of use:
This is a saddle blanket which has seen a lot of use--but is still intact. This is the type used by the Navaho before saddles came into use, but is probably only about 65 years old. I would guess it was made for a child.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 34.5 inches and width 20.5 inches
Comment:
This is a saddle blanket which has seen a lot of use--but is still intact. This is the type used by the Navajo before saddles came into use, but is probably only about 65 years old. I would guess it was made for a child.