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Allan J. McIntyre Fine Art |
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LOUIE EWING'sNavajo BLankets
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PLATE 1 Period: 1850 to 1875. Typical design of the classic period, with fine handspun white and indigo blue, and raveled bayeta for the red. L.A. #10/407
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PLATE 2Period: 1850 to 1875. Design of the classic period, with fine handspun white and indigo blue, raveled material for light green, and both raveled bayeta and Saxony yarn for reds. L.A. #10/424
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PLATE 3 Period: About 1875 Zoned design of the classic period. Medium handspun white and blues, Saxony yarn for the yellow, and red raveled from bayeta and carded with white to produce pink. L.A. #10/2538 |
PLATE 4 Period: About 1880 Stepped zigzag design of medium handspun wool for white, indigo blue, and part of red. Commercial wool yarns for green and the red at ends. L.A. #10/454 |
PLATE 5 Period: About 1875 Fine handspun wool for white, blue, light red, and green. Raveled bayeta for red and gold. L.A. #10/401 |
PLATE 6 Period: About 1875 Antique "Chief" type of fine handspun wool for the white, natural brown-black and indigo blue, with raveled bayeta for the red. L.A. #10/478 |
PLATE 7 Period: About 1875 "Chief" type of medium handspun wool for white, native dyed black, indigo blue, and aniline red. L.A. #10/437 |
PLATE 8 Period: About 1875 to 1885 Banded back-ground type with medium handspun wool for white, native dyed black, and indigo blue. Raveled material used for red, and four-ply manufactured yarn for green. L.A. #10/430 |
PLATE 9 Period: About 1880 to 1890 Banded back-ground type of medium handspun wool in white, natural brown-black, indigo blue, native green, and faded aniline red. L.A. #10/2185 |
PLATE 10 Period: About 1880 Serrate edged zigzag and diamond design of fine handspun wool for the white, indigo blue, native yellow and green, and aniline red. L.A. #10/1940 |
PLATE 11 Period: About 1875 to 1885 Typical example of stepped zigzags running lengthwise. Medium handspun wool for white, indigo blue, red and dark green. The light gray-green is three-ply manufactured yarn. L.A. #10/2177 |
PLATE 12 Period: About 1890 Zoned design of medium handspun wool for white, native dyed black, and aniline dyes for red and purple, the later much faded. L.A. #10/429 |
PLATE 13 Period: About 1890 Stepped zigzag design of course handspun wool, with indigo blue, native yellow and green, and aniline reds. I.A.F., #T.31 |
PLATE 14 Period: About 1900 Serrate edged zigzags and diamonds of medium handspun wool, in white, native dyed black, and aniline red. I.A.F., #T.192 |
PLATE 15 Period: About 1880 Unusual design with zones of vari-colored zigzags, produced by the "wedge-weave" technique, in which the colored weft threads follow the direction of the zigzags. Course soft handspun wool throughout. In the zigzags are native brown-black, aniline reds and orange. I.A.F., #T.6
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