Description:
Navajo Twill Weave Manta, c. 1900, handspun wool in natural dark brown and hand dyed aniline red and blue, the central dark brown field is bordered top and bottom with a horizontal band of blue and inside that a band of red with six crosses, 40 x 51 in.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
In good condition; a fabric band for a pole is sewn onto one edge; some minor stitched repairs along the edge.
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American Indian & Tribal Art
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