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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3044741, member: 45"]If it was cut to fit in the frame, that pretty much prevents it being of anything other than "decorative" value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is that a seam going across about in the middle? Where the white warp is showing through? </p><p><br /></p><p>It's been determined not to be Native American. That would be just another reason to put on the list. Plus the fact that if it were a blanket, this is not a combination of colors used by the Navajo when they were making blankets. They wouldn't put in that line of white accent in the solid stripe, as was pointed out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Blankets or robes were also lighter weight than rugs. Keep in mind that because of the type of loom the rest of the world uses, blanket-weight textiles continued to be made in other countries long after the Navajo switched to rugs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3044741, member: 45"]If it was cut to fit in the frame, that pretty much prevents it being of anything other than "decorative" value. Is that a seam going across about in the middle? Where the white warp is showing through? It's been determined not to be Native American. That would be just another reason to put on the list. Plus the fact that if it were a blanket, this is not a combination of colors used by the Navajo when they were making blankets. They wouldn't put in that line of white accent in the solid stripe, as was pointed out. Blankets or robes were also lighter weight than rugs. Keep in mind that because of the type of loom the rest of the world uses, blanket-weight textiles continued to be made in other countries long after the Navajo switched to rugs.[/QUOTE]
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