Serape
Blanket
59-14-38
From: Arizona | New Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 59-14-38 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Navajo |
| Provenience | Arizona | New Mexico |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Locus | Navajo |
| Date Made | 1860-1870 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Homespun Wool | Natural Dye | Cochineal Dye |
| Technique | Handspun | Woven | Dyed |
| Description | Red, white and blue striped blanket; the red and blue stripes are generally two cm. wide, the white stripes vary from 2-10 cm. wide. The red and blue stripes are bayeta two-ply wool; the white stripes are one-ply handspun wool. The edges have been overstitched with red bayeta wool. crimson dyed with conchineal and lac. |
| Length | 170 cm |
| Width | 143 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Denver Art Museum, 1959 |
| Other Number | RN-101-P - Old Museum Number |
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