1870s, collected by Harrison Samuel Weeks, Captain, U.S. Army while stationed at (Fort Union, New Mexico, USA); bequeathed to his daughter, Helen Weeks Winchester (Allegan, Michigan, USA); 1943, bequeathed to her children, although in the possession of Henry T. Winchester, Jr. (Allegan, Michigan, USA); 1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Saddle Blanket, between 1860 and 1870
- Navajo, Native American
Wool
- Framed: Overall: 42 1/2 × 28 inches (108 × 71.1 cm) Overall (velcro): 26 3/4 inches (67.9 cm)
Founders Society Purchase, Stroh Brewery Foundation Fund
1987.79
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Rectangles
- Stripes
- Zigzags
- Geometric patterns
- Navajo
- Wool (textile)
- Textile
- Blanket (covering)
- Saddle blanket
- Fort union
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Navajo, Native American, Saddle Blanket, between 1860 and 1870, wool. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Stroh Brewery Foundation Fund, 1987.79.
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