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RARE Zuni Black Manta Blanket Mint Condition Late 19th C. 50" x 42 1/2" MINT!

$ 3432

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Provenance: From a private estate collection
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Tribal Affiliation: Zuni Pueblo, NM, USA
  • Condition: MINT condition! circa 1870s-1880s
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Gallery of Antique and Traditional North American Indian Art , Founded 1969
    eBay ID: indian_territory
    Item: Zuni Black Manta Blanket to be worn either as a dress or shawl . There appears to be a small amount  of indigo dye used along some seams and edges.
    Culture/Tribe: Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
    Date/Circa: Late 19th c. (circa 1870s-1880's)
    Size: 50" x 42 1/2"
    Materials: Handspun wool
    Description: With fine diamond twill panels on top and bottom with central diagonal twill weave panel;  with a small amount of indigo dyed used in the selvage, top and bottom cords as the cords separating the three panels. With fold lines typical of a Manta that was traditionally stored in a Kiva box. Very tightly woven.
    Condition
    : Mint
    Provenance
    :From a private collection
    IT Ref#:
    (#060502-02)
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