#9 Classic Navajo Child's Blanket
Navajo Child's Blankets- ARTIST
- Navajo Child's Blankets
- YEAR
- 1865
- MEDIUM
- Navajo Weaving
- DIMENSIONS
- 51" x 32"
- STATUS
- Available
I find this blanket to be a simple but complete example of the classic serape layout without much fuss. All the elements are present with great balance. Indigo and white diamonds are superimposed upon a broken stripe background which is itself overlaid on a field of cochineal-dyed bayeta. The three diamonds on each side of the center give extra strength to the central design of meander-formed diamonds with yellow crosses highlighting the center. The yellow crosses highlight and crown the center of the blanket, making it the object of focus. Crosses have always been a favorite element of mine. The cross design is thought to have become popular during the 1860s, the heyday of classic child’s blankets. The blanket measures 51” x 32” with cochineal-dyed bayeta, vegetal-dyed yellow bayeta, indigo blue, and handspun white.