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Saddle blanket

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by anthropologist George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member), probably between 1895 and 1905; purchased by MAI from George Pepper in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Collector
George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
Previous owner
George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
Seller
George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Object Name
Saddle blanket
Media/Materials
Wool yarn
Techniques
Woven
Dimensions
79 x 86.5 x 84 cm
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
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