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"Elle of Ganado, maker of the Presiden'ts Blanket".
"Elle of Ganado, maker of the Presiden'ts Blanket".
"Elle of Ganado, maker of the Presiden'ts Blanket".

"Elle of Ganado, maker of the Presiden'ts Blanket".

Dateca.1994
Mediumcardstock; ink
Dimensions3 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (8.7 × 13.9 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2014.007.691
DescriptionElle of Ganado sits at the entrance to a hogan near Fred Harvey's Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she demonstrates Navajo weaving. She is seated on a pelt on the ground and a small child is seated beside her playing with a string. Elle is wearing a green top, beaded necklaces, a striped skirt, and wears a blanket over her shoulders. A second woman is seated on the other side of the doorway to the hogan and looks toward Elle.
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