Banded Wearing Blanket (Diyugi) (c. 1880–90): Art, History and Details

Banded Wearing Blanket (Diyugi) (c. 1880–90) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This blanket was created during the late 1800s, when weavers in the Southwest began to shift from making garments for Indigenous use, including trade, to additionally create items for non-Native collectors. In this new market, traditional wearing blankets, which were worn around the shoulders, were marketed as rugs.

Object facts

• Title: Banded Wearing Blanket (Diyugi)
• Date: c. 1880–90
• Culture: Native North American, Southwest, Navajo (Diné) or Zuni
• Type: Textile
• Technique: Wool (handspun and bayeta): tapestry weave
• Dimensions: Overall: 172.7 x 127 cm (68 x 50 in.)
• Collection: T - Native North American
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1921.555

Collection credit

Gift of J. H. Wade

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