Women's Germantown Shoulder Blanket or Saddle Blanket Item Number: X670 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This blanket has a red background with orange and grey zig zag stripes running horizontally across. There are tassels on the corners. Condition: a little fraying on the longer edges in center area. One corner has a green yard wrapped around it that might possibly be a signature or a trading post remnant from hang tag.
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Item History
- Made between 1878 and 1882
What
- Name
- Women's Germantown Shoulder Blanket or Saddle Blanket
- Identification Number
- X670
- Type of Item
- saddle blanket, shoulder and or
- Material
- wool and dye
- Overall
- length 50.0 in, width 30.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Navajo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1878 and 1882
Other
- Classification
- Clothing