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Woman's Blanket

Datec. 1885
Object PlaceNebraska, United States, North America
MediumWool fabric, silk ribbon, glass beads
ClassificationsCostumes
Dimensions76 x 54 1/2 inches (193 x 138.4 cm)
length of remaining fringe: 3/4 inches (1.9 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Terms
Object number81.579
DescriptionBlanket of dyed red wool with striped selvages and having a variety of floral motif decorations. Designs are: five- petaled flower of a two-leafed stem; elaborate leaves with irregular heart forms; an X with a two-pronged tulip form on a thick crescent stem; a two-pronged tulip form at each end of two confronting parallel lines.
On View
On view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 4