#21 Classic Navajo Child's BlanketSOLD
Navajo Child's Blankets- ARTIST
- Navajo Child's Blankets
- YEAR
- 1865
- MEDIUM
- Navajo Weaving
- DIMENSIONS
- 43" x 31"
- STATUS
- Sold
Hat forms or stepped triangles once again dominate the graphics of this blanket. A different effect from the previous piece is created by solid-colored hats alternating in white and indigo blue. These single-stepped triangles, “hats or Ts,” likely originated from edge décor of mantas and dress halves dating back at least to Massacre Cave in 1825. Curiously, these images almost never show up on serapes larger than child’s blankets. The white background showcases the simple stripes of luminescent cochineal and indigo blue and green. This weaving, though woven longer than wide in the manner of a serape, would have a scale reminiscent of a manta when worn. The blanket measures 43” x 31” with cochineal-dyed bayeta, indigo blue, indigo and vegetal green, and handspun white.