From card: "Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Indians, Vol. 10, Southwest, Fig. 2, pg. 152." Information from "Textiles of the American Southwest" webpage entry on this artifact: Loom and unfinished blanket, Pima. Collected by Edward Palmer in Arizona in 1885. Dimensions: The unfinished blanket measures 41 in. (warp) x 22.5 in. (weft). The loom bars, made of cactus, are 56 in. long and 2.3 in. in diameter. The entire loom is 45 in. long. Technique: Plain weave. Thread count: Warp = 8/in.; Weft = 11/in. Fibers: Warp and weft = 1-ply cotton yarn, white, Z-spin. Two red wefts of wool. Design: Other than the inclusion of two red threads in the weft, there is no design elaboration.
