Classic Period Serape, circa 1860 23171 Titled and editioned lower right

Titled and editioned lower right

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Classic Period Serape, circa 1860 23171 Titled and editioned lower rightClassic Period (Pre Reservation) Navajo sarape blanket. Finely woven of native handspun wool with indigo (blue), rabbit brush (soft yellow) and cochineal (red) dye. Provenance: Fred Harvey Company Herbert G. Wellington, New York By descent to the present owner Illustrated: 'Pleasing The Spirits: A Catalogue of a Collection of American Indian Art' by Douglas C. Ewing, color plate 22 (catalogue no. 195) This textile is a blanket and is soft in texture;