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Antique c.1890 Navajo GERMANTOWN Yarn CHILD'S BLANKET 30"x48" Eyedazzler Nr Mint

$ 2217.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Origin: AZ/NM
  • Condition: circa 1890 - Near Mint condition
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Regional Design: Navajo
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Provenance: Purchased 1985 at Streets of Taos Gallery Santa Fe

    Description

    Gallery of Antique and Traditional North American Indian Art, Founded 1969
    eBay ID: indian_territory
    Item: Navajo Germantown Child's Blanket
    Culture/Tribe:
    Navajo
    Date/Circa: c.1880-1890s
    Size:
    30" x 48"
    Materials: 4 ply Germantown Trade Yarn used c1880-1890s
    Motifs:
    With water skater (angelic spirit messenger) symbols at top and bottom, in colorful and elaborate eyedazzler motifs to inspire meditative state when viewed by observer.
    Condition
    : Near Mint both sides, no holes, no damage, no repairs
    Provenance:
    Copy of original documentation from Streets of Taos Gallery in Santa Fe, NM for this child's blanket will be included with purchase which had 1985 market value of ,500.00
    Comments:
    Child's blankets were originally small versions of full sized shoulder blankets woven during the Late Classic Period for trade with the cavalry officers stationed in the southwest and later traded through traders and posts to collectors. Germantown trade yarn was used by some of the best weavers to make intricate and colorful weavings during a time period when the Churro and later the Merrino sheep were being reintroduced and built up on the reservation following the scorched earth campaign against the Navajo by US military that limited sheep for large areas of the reservation. These intricate and colorful weavings, thinner and finer than the Navajo homespun pieces are traditionally displayed on the wall, on table tops (sometimes under pottery), draped over railings and the like but are never used on the floor nor walked on.
    IT Ref#: 190603-01
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