The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Rectangular blanket patterned with symmetrical undulating, zebra reminiscent stripes in light orange, dark blue, cream, and earthy green. The green stripes appear at the edges of the blanket with semi-circular lines like arrows pointing towards the center of the rug after the last green stripe. Towards the cream and black stripes are introduced, with blue throughout. Two corners of the blanket retain orange tassels.

Banded Wearing Blanket (Diyugi)

c. 1880–90

America, Native North American, Southwest, Diné or Zuni Pueblo

(Navajo)
Wool (handspun and bayeta): tapestry weave
Overall: 172.7 x 127 cm (68 x 50 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.555
Location: 231 Native North American

Description

This blanket was created during the late 1800s, when weavers in the Southwest began to shift from making garments for Indigenous use, including trade, to additionally create items for non-Native collectors. In this new market, traditional wearing blankets, which were worn around the shoulders, were marketed as rugs.
  • Native North American Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 2024-December 14, 2025).
  • {{cite web|title=Banded Wearing Blanket (Diyugi)|url=false|author=|year=c. 1880–90|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.555