Serape

Culture: Diné (Navajo) artist
Date: c.1880
Material: Wool and dye
collected or acquired in: United States, North and Central America
Classification: Costume & clothing, textiles
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 81 × 50 in. (205.7 × 127 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Elissa and Paul Cahn
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 234:2017

NOTES

Columns of concentric blue-and-red diamonds run vertically up the central section of this textile. In narrow bands at top and bottom, connecting lines establish a contrasting, horizontal orientation.

For centuries, Diné weavers specialized in creating textiles for trade. This style of wearing blanket, with a vertical orientation and bold pattern, was popular through much of the 19th century.

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