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#23 Late Classic Navajo Child's Blanket
Navajo Child's Blankets- ARTIST
- Navajo Child's Blankets
- YEAR
- 1870
- MEDIUM
- Navajo Weaving
- DIMENSIONS
- 53" x 31"
- STATUS
- Available
In spite of the tall and strong anchor points on the ends, this piece is nicely balanced. The single meander in the center is a powerful element in its own right. This blanket appears to have been woven by a mature weaver who had undoubtedly woven numerous serapes during the early classic period. Great use of indigo green sets this blanket apart, as does the early aesthetic of tight and numerous stripes overlaying the synthetically dyed raveled red background. (See Plate 20 in Collecting The Navajo Child’s Blanket by Joshua Baer, 1986, for a related classic period example). The blanket measures 53” x 31” with aniline-dyed bayeta, cochineal-dyed bayeta, indigo blue, indigo and vegetal green, and handspun white.