Posts Tagged ‘Germantown’
The Brilliance of the Navajo Germantowns
Tempe, AZ The Germantown period, which lasted from 1864 until about 1915, represents one of the most vibrantly creative eras in the history of Navajo weaving. The very existence of these textiles is a testimony to the perseverance and will to survive of the Navajo people. Although commercial yarns had been available to the Navajos…
Read MoreFine Weaves: An 1880’s Germantown Blanket
This blanket dates to the 1880’s and was in an attic in St. John’s, Arizona. The three ply Germantown yarns used date it to the 1880’s and the blanket definitely shows it’s relationship to Rio Grande blankets as well as to Chief blankets. Germantown yarns were spun in Germantown, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia and were supplied…
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