Classic Period Serape, circa 1860 23171 Vibrant large scale abstract composition

Vibrant large scale abstract composition by Virginia Maitland (b

The leggings are beaded around the cuffs with tepee motifs in dark and light blue with red on a white field

Associate Director of the Colorado Springs (Colorado) Fine Arts Center and Curator of the Taylor Museum

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and paupers

Classic Period Serape, circa 1860 23171 Vibrant large scale abstract compositionClassic 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;