Navajo Horse Pictorial Double Saddle Blanket, c.1920

Item: MOR1081C
Material: handspun wool
Size: 54" x 28"
Period: Historic
Origin: Navajo

An early 20th century Navajo double saddle blanket with pictorial elements woven entirely in hand spun wool in natural ivory, dark brown, gray and aniline dyed red. The design features a horse at center, surrounded by a broad band of red with repeating stepped, ivory motifs along the interior, all on a heavily variegated gray background. The field is further decorated with rows of ivory diamond motifs and is bordered by a solid band of red along the outer edge.

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