A Navajo regional blanket
A Navajo regional blanket
Early 20th century; Diné
Woven in cream, dark brown, and red wool with alternating striped bands and rows of serrated diamond motifs, with faded red wool ends and selvage stitching
37.5" H x 59" W
Provenance: Sold: Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, CA, May 02, 1990, Lot 2868
Property from the Rex Gilman Chase Collection, Berkeley, CA, acquired from the above, May 1990
Other notes: This lot is accompanied by a copy of a sales receipt from Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, CA, dated May 03, 1990.
Condition Report: Overall good condition with dust accumulation and typical signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Issues include, but not limited to: slight fading to side A. Side B with a couple of faint marks near long edge, and with attached loop strip to one edge for hanging. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
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A Navajo regional blanket
Early 20th century; Diné
Woven in cream, dark brown, and red wool with alternating striped bands and rows of serrated diamond motifs, with faded red wool ends and selvage stitching
37.5" H x 59" W
Provenance: Sold: Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, CA, May 02, 1990, Lot 2868
Property from the Rex Gilman Chase Collection, Berkeley, CA, acquired from the above, May 1990
Other notes: This lot is accompanied by a copy of a sales receipt from Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, CA, dated May 03, 1990.
Condition Report: Overall good condition with dust accumulation and typical signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Issues include, but not limited to: slight fading to side A. Side B with a couple of faint marks near long edge, and with attached loop strip to one edge for hanging. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
