Diné (Navajo)
Eye Dazzler Blanket
1884
Scroll
Diné (Navajo)
Eye Dazzler Blanket
1884
Physical Qualities
Wool weft, cotton warp, 87 × 63 in. (221 × 160 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy L. Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff, Baltimore
Object Number
2021.221
Weft-faced tapestry weave eye dazzler wool blanket with cotton warp. Wefts
consist of loosely Z-spun 2-S-plied dyed and undyed yarns with undyed cotton warp. Weft includes undyed light and dark grey wool and dyed red, orange, blue, and possibly purple. All selvedges are closed, including warp ends. There is noticeable draw-in from the weaving process, creating a slightly trapezoidal overall shape with one end slightly narrower. Based on the uniformity of its appearance, the yarn was likely commercial (not handspun).
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2021; Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff by purchase, 1982; Mudd-Carr Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico
Collection rotation, American Wing, Scott 3 Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, June 26, 2024-March 2, 2025
