COLLECTION NAME:
CU Museum of Natural History: Joe Ben Wheat Collection on Textiles
Record
Collection Name:
CU Museum of Natural History: Joe Ben Wheat Collection on Textiles
Title:
Germantown 4-ply: textile analysis sheets
Title Type:
Devised
Name:
Wheat, Joe Ben
Name Role Term Text:
Creator
Resource Type:
Text
Genre:
Artifact analysis worksheet
Date Created:
1972/1984
Language Term:
English
Extent:
12 pages
Form:
Records (Documents)
Abstract:
This file contains textile analysis sheets for rugs and blankets woven from 4-ply Germantown yarn. Germantown yarn is named after its place of manufacture in Pennsylvania. Four-ply yarns from Germantown were used by Navajo weavers around 1875. These yarns had afine texture and wide range of colors that made them suitable for weaving textiles with fine detail. Germantown yarn is associated with eye dazzler blankets, saddle throws, fancy rugs, table runners, and pillow tops. The practice of weaving with Germantown yarn ceased in approximatley 1900.
Subject Topic:
Textile research
Subject Topic:
Navajo textile fabrics
Subject Topic:
Indian textile fabrics
Subject Topic:
Textile industry
Subject Topic:
Dyes and dyeing
Subject Topic:
Indians of North America
Subject Topic:
Navajo blankets
Subject Geographic:
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Subject Geographic:
Southwest, New--Antiquities
Subject Temporal:
Twentieth century
Identifier:
JBT01_007.pdf
Physical Location:
CU Museum of Natural History
Date Captured:
2023
Internet Media Type:
application/pdf
Digital Origin:
reformatted digital
Access Condition:
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