Blanket
c. 1820s
Culture
Navajo
Locale
Southwest Culture Area
Style/Tradition
chief blanket
First Phase
Object
blanket
Medium
Wool
Accession Number
1928.33
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Navajo artist, Blanket, c. 1850s. Wool; 38 x 58 in. Denver Art Museum: Purchase from Mrs. A.M. Camp, 1928.33
Dimensions
width: 38 in, 96.5200 cm; length: 58 in, 147.3200 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This is an extremely rare, early example of a woman's wearing blanket which dates to about the 1820s.
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, c. 1820s; Acquired by Mrs. A. M. Camp, Durango, CO, before 1928; Denver Art Museum, 5 July 1928.
