Navajo "bayetta" blanket; interlock tapestry; wool; natural ground; blue, red stripes; chevrons; black stripes on border; large wavy design in center; in very poor condition.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard B. Hershey
Collection place:
New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Andrew Drips
Collection date:
1850-1859
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1850-1859
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 35 inches and length 68 inches
Comment:
Remarks: "See accession envelope for information regarding history of this blanket.