Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist); purchased by MAI from John Louw Nelson in 1929; removed from the MAI collection in 1964 and transferred to the Textile Museum (Washington, DC); returned to NMAI by the Textile Museum in 2003.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Diné (Navajo)
- Collector
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Previous owner
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Seller
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Previous owner
- Textile Museum
- Object Name
- Blanket
- Media/Materials
- Wool yarn
- Techniques
- Woven
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
