Late Classic Serape
CultureDiné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico
Dateca. 1875
MediumHandspun synthetic-dyed and indigo-dyed Merino fleece and commercial machine-spun synthetic-dyed wool yarn
DimensionsOverall: 77 1/2 × 56 1/2 inches (196.85 × 143.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter and Barbara Gattermeir
Object number2016.79
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DescriptionRed rectangular shaped woven textile with 57 green and yellow colored crosses with a grid overlay of indigo blue; with a red colored tassel on each corner.ProvenanceTerry Dewald, Santa Fe, NM, by 1997;
Purchased from Dewald by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gattermier, Kansas City, MO, 1997-2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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