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Late Classic Serape

CultureDiné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico
Dateca. 1885
MediumHandspun undyed and synthetic-dyed Merino fleece
DimensionsOverall: 78 7/8 × 57 1/2 inches (200.34 × 146.05 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan De Jong
Object number2019.19.3
On View
Not on view
DescriptionWoven serape in brown, white and other pastel-colored yarns consisting of striped, terraced diamonds, and other geometric designs.
Provenance

Susan De Jong, Santa Fe, NM;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

Published References
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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