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Navajo Chief's Blanket Style Saddle Blanket

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
Navajo Chief's Blanket Style Saddle Blanket
SOLD
95.00USD+ (21.85) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2015 Oct 02 @ 11:12UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Nice red with black and white weaving Chief's blanket style saddle blanket. 30" x 29". Weavers of the Late Classic and, more especially, Transition and Rug periods produced an interesting array of saddle blankets and similar pieces that were sold for use as small rugs. Single saddle blankets usually measure roughly thirty inches square; Navajo weavers favored twill weave to create saddle blankets, maybe because it is stronger and thicker, but also perhaps because of the rich diagonal and diamond patterning that this structure creates. These blankets continued in native use long after handwoven garments became obsolete and at the same time became a popular buyer's item for ranch and home use. Also included in this lot is another saddle blanket, brown, white, red, and black design. City: State: Date: c. 1900's HWAC# 33123