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Blanket, frazada
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Blanket, frazada

Manufacturer / Maker
Datec. 1880
MediumWool (animal fiber)
Dimensions86 1/2 × 48 1/4 in. (219.7 × 122.6 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Fiber Arts, & Beadwork
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1983 General Obligation Bonds
Terms
    Object numberPC1984.25.14
    DescriptionThe weaver used synthetic dyes to add color and drama to this otherwise humble utility blanket.
    The pattern is a reproduction of the Diné (Navajo) Third Phase chief blanket design consisting of stepped diamonds and half-diamonds arranged in three bands, but woven into a field of mixed brown and beige yarns. Not a genizaro weaving; clearly Hispanic New Mexican.
    The presence of a center seam confirms that the blanket was woven on a horizontal Spanish treadle loom. The warp ends were bound with red yarn at a later date.
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