March in Montana Auction
Live Auction

March in Montana 2024 Session I

Fri, Mar 15, 2024 01:00PM EDT
Lot 379

Navajo Serape Wearing Blanket, 5'9" x 5'1"

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Navajo Blanket 5'9" x 5'1" serape wearing blanket with a striped chisel tooth design in colors of hand-dyed Indigo and salmon, red, natural ivory white and dark brown. Woven from luxurious Native first-cross Spanish Churro sheep wools on a wool warp. Displays beautifully on a blanket stand. Circa 1885. $6,000-9,000 Provenance: Ranchfolks Navajo Rugs.

Condition

Very slight a/b sides. One side slightly faded. Remnants of tassels visible. Minor bleed, red to ivory, visible in the 2 x 2 area near one corner.