A NAVAJO MAN'S WEARING BLANKET. c. 1880...

Description

A NAVAJO MAN'S WEARING BLANKET
c. 1880

woven of native handspun wool in natural and aniline shades of ivory, brown, yellow, pale orange, and red, with a banded pattern centering a chain of serrated diamonds, with old tags, one inscribed Navaho, Neutral backgr., Antique, 7103, 375.00 and the other, Navajo Blanket, Fred Harvey Collection, ca. 1880, as well as two metal tags, one stamped FENN GALRS, Santa Fe, N.M. and the other stamped Fred Harvey

Provenance:
Purchased by the current owner from Strenck Auction of the Forrest Fenn Collection, Santa Fe, NM, August 15, 1986, lot 189.
Ex-collection: Fred Harvey, Albuquerque, NM

Dimensions: 78 x 51 ½ inches


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