Navajo Serape, circa 1890 25695 Oil on canvas board

Oil on canvas board

original painting by Colorado artist Gwendolyn Dufill Meux

former curator of Native American art at the Seattle Art Museum who has authored several books on Northwest Coast art

Constructed of native tanned buckskin (deer hide) and embroidered

Navajo Serape, circa 1890 25695 Oil on canvas boardVintage 19th century antique Navajo textile. Serape format with geometric patterns including serrated diamonds and hourglass motifs in blue and yellow. Tightly woven of wool yarns in ivory, aniline dyed red and black. circa 1890 from the transitional period of Native American art. This textile is well suited for display as a wall hanging or furniture throw.