#19 Late Classic Navajo Child's Blanket
Navajo Child's Blankets- ARTIST
- Navajo Child's Blankets
- YEAR
- 1870
- MEDIUM
- Navajo Weaving
- DIMENSIONS
- 54" x 33"
- STATUS
- Available
This blanket really shows how simple bands of elements can make a great blanket design. Geometric meanders are used to create the center and ends, while a band containing vertical zigzags in the field gives the whole blanket a powerful presence. The tiny red stripes within the vertical zigzags are a really nice touch. The overall pink carded background gives this blanket a commanding look. The central zone has a worsted bayeta background that looks the same as the cochineal-dyed bayeta at first glance. Closer inspection and testing shows this yarn to be aniline-dyed, rendering the blanket the designation of Late Classic. The rest of the blanket is cochineal-dyed bayeta. The blanket measures 54” x 33” with cochineal-dyed bayeta, aniline-dyed red bayeta, pink from cochineal-dyed bayeta carded with white, indigo blue, and handspun white.