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Wearing blanket (transitional style)
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
about 1900
Object Place: Southwest, North America
Medium/Technique
Wool tapestry weave with interlock joins. Cotton warp.
Dimensions
93 x 144 cm (36 5/8 x 56 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Ware Willard
Accession Number12.1085
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround of black wool; narrow stripe of dark blue through the middle. On each side are broad red borders with a design of red crosses outlined with black. Red tassles on the corners.
ProvenanceBetween about 1885 and 1898, probably acquired by John Ware Willard (b. 1859 - d. 1914), Brookline, MA [see note]; 1912, gift of John Ware Willard to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1912)
NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.
NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.