Classic Period Serape, circa 1860Classic Period (Pre Reservation) Navajo sarape blanket. Finely woven of native handspun wool with indigo (blue), rabbit brush (soft yellow) and cochineal (red) dye. Provenance: Fred Harvey Company Herbert G. Wellington, New York By descent to the present owner Illustrated: 'Pleasing The Spirits: A Catalogue of a Collection of American Indian Art' by Douglas C. Ewing, color plate 22 (catalogue no. 195) This textile is a blanket and is soft in texture;