Stolen 19th Century Navajo Child’s Blanket
Native wool and dye, 48″ x 35″, warp: 10/inch weft: 36/inch, Child’s serape or double-saddle blanket. Red background with series of 5 rows of diamond-edged diamonds in white and pale green, enclosing a white or green zigzag or cross. Little blue in zigzags at one end. Selvage cord, corner tassels. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo Child’s/Saddle Blanket circa 1870-1880
Native wool, 51″ x 31″, warp: 8/inch – white, weft: 46/inch – white, pink, crimson, scarlet, LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo Child’s/Saddle Blanket, 19th Century
Native wool, 50″ x 31″, warp: 12/inch weft: 48/inch white background almost covered with stripes of red and blue and pale tan. in center, wide area of red with terraced diamond zigzag lines in blue and blue crosses in center. At ends, diamond motifs in red, white and tan. Intermediate zigzag lines of red and blue. White and blue are native wool. Reworked edges. Red, two shades of tan are non-native, two-ply wool. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo Child’s/Saddle Blanket 19th Century
Native wool 52″ x 35″ warp: 11/inch weft: 42/inch Navaho double saddle blanket, terrace style. Ground natural grey with narrow bands of red and light green and blue stripes. At ends, narrow bands of terrace motifs in blue and green on orange ground. in center, red band with blue terrace diamond motifs. Red is non-native and in places, mixed with white native. Rest of wool is native. Selvage cord. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo Saddle Blanket, 19th Century
Native wool 45″ x 28″, warp: 9/inch weft: 42/inch, background creamy white with bands of red and blue stripes. Number of shades of red ranging from purple to soft rose. Little pale green in end bands, in a beaded stripe. Reds are all non-native wools and pale green in non-native also. Selvage cord, edges have been sewed with silk thread. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo blanket, 19th Century
Native wool, 63″ x 44″, warp: 8/inch weft: 46/inch, blue and black narrow striped background with intervals of red bayeta, white and blue diamond stripes. Center oblique-angled diamond with red center, blue, white and red border. Lightning-shaped zigzags and smaller diamond in center of diamond motif. Bayeta soft rose. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org.
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Stolen Navajo “Eye Dazzler” Blanket, 19th Century
Native wool 80″ x 50″ warp: 8/inch weft: 32/inch red background with large oblique angle-shaped diamonds across center. in the end areas, a series of large enclosing terrace motifs, the center of which is a white cross. Design in black, white and pale green throughout. Native wool, selvage cord, lazy lines visible. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
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Stolen Navajo Blanket, 19th Century
Native wool and dye, wedge weave 86″ x 54″ warp: 7/inch weft: 22/inch white background with design bands in soft rose with vertical zigzags in black and tan. Six design bands, two of which are together in center of blanket. Native wool and dye. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail atARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org.
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Stolen Navajo Blanket/Rug, 1880-1900
62″ x 48″ warp: 10/inch – white cotton weft: 54/inch – black, white & red wool, background is made up by alternating a black and white weft thread. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org.
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Stolen Navajo Rug, 19th Century
Native wool, aniline dye, 60″ x 44″, warp: 10/inch weft: 32/inch white background with cornstalk in center, two Yei figures on each side of it with hand held up grasping rattles(?) and feathers streaming down from arms. Rainbow encircles three sides of rug, top left open. Colors red, black, orange, green, purple, brown, etc. Native wool, aniline dye. Selvage cords, corner tassels. LAPD DR# 73-679056 (Case 10-1/73), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail atARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org.
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Stolen Saltillo Serape, Early 19th Century
Mexican wool and cotton, 92″ x 51″, warp: 19/inch – cotton weft: 74/inch – wool. Made in two pieces. Head opening in center has been sewed up and the rest of center seam crocheted together. Center lozenge of deep, rich brown with inner lozenges of dark blue, light blue and white. a sprinkling of white dots. Narrow border of dark brown sprinkled with white dots. General field is white with brown and blue dots. Linen warp. Tapestry weave, soft and not too tight. LAPD DR# 05-1423718 (Case 8-1/05), contact: LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at 213-485-2524 or by e-mail at ARTCOP@lapd.lacity.org .
