Saddle blanket

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Uncle of Charles Whitney Walton, Sr., Non-Indian; Charles Whitney Walton, Sr., Non-Indian, 1874-1942; Charles Whitney Walton, Jr. (C. W. Walton), Non-Indian, 1898-1974
Seller: Charles Whitney Walton, Jr. (C. W. Walton), Non-Indian, 1898-1974

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles Whitney Walton, Sr. (1874-1942) and said to have been inherited from his uncle who acquired it between 1870 and 1890 from a friend in the US Indian Service; subsequently inherited by Charles Whitney Walton, Sr.'s son, Charles Whitney Walton, Jr. (1898-1974); purchased by MAI from Charles Whitney Walton, Jr. in 1963.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2798
Barcode: 232798.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Object Name: Saddle blanket
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Twill-woven
Dimensions: 82 x 81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6959a7bb7-ce96-4b90-8691-2e1b4886ce26

Record ID: NMAI_247992