Wearing Blanket with Moki (Moqui) Stripes

1865–75
Overall: 181 x 131.5 cm (71 1/4 x 51 3/4 in.)
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Diné (Navajo) blankets reflect the Southwest’s cultural diversity. Both of these examples feature a striped moki pattern. The origin of moki is unclear, but it may have come from Pueblo peoples, from whom the Diné learned weaving after migrating to the Southwest from the sub-Arctic north. Or it could have come from the Spaniards, who arrived in the Southwest in 1540, not long after the Diné. Although its patterns are centuries old, these blankets were created during the late 1800s to early 1900s, when Diné weavers began to shift from making garments for Indigenous use, including trade, to creating items for outside collectors. In this market, traditional wearing-blankets, which were worn around the shoulders, became rugs sold to outsiders.
Wearing Blanket with Moki (Moqui) Stripes

Wearing Blanket with Moki (Moqui) Stripes

1865–75

America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo or Pueblo (Zuni), Post-Contact, Late Classic Period

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