American Folk Art + Vintage Southwest
Zuni and Hopi Pueblo Mantas are intricately designed woven pieces that date back to over thousand years ago when they were created for both Ceremonial and everyday dress purposes.
Manta blankets are known for their brown, blue or black centers woven in a diagonal twill weave with top and bottom diamond twill or embroidery boarders.
These served as shoulder blankets or wrap around dresses for Pueblo women with each design being origin tribe specific.
Due to their age, these textiles most always have wear and damage to them but can thoughtfully be restored to reflect their original state.
This particular manta from the Zuni Pueblo, located near the Arizona boarder in Western New Mexico dates back to c. 1860's - 1870.
It has a brown Churro Wool center woven in a diagonal pattern with Indigo blue diamond twill ends.
Price : $2,800
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Rare Zuni Pueblo Manta
Pueblo Girl with Manta, 1880
Classic Rio Grande Blanket
Taos, New Mexico c. 1850 - 1870
The creation and use of Rio Grande Blankets in the American Southwest dates back to the 1600's with the arrival and colonization of Indigenous peoples by Spanish settlers.
Rio Grande blankets were simple utilitarian blankets used for everyday use, for wearing and as bedding.
Straightforward banded designs were initially woven on a treadle loom with heavier Churro wool that commonly incorporated Indigo blues, both natural and dark browns, light yellows and ivory whites.
Between the mid 1800's - 1900's, patterns and the overall texture of these blankets started to change with the arrival of the railroad that introduced new synthetic dyes and commercially produced Germantown wool.
This Classic Rio Grande Blanket from Taos, NM is a very rare piece with contrasting bright and darker Indigo blues. It dates between 1850 - 1870. It was softly woven from handspun wool, complete with rich dark browns and has four wider natural ivory white stripes. Fred Harvey repair on the edges and much Native Usage.
Dimensions : 50" x 79"
Price : $ 2,200
Cochiti Pueblo Drum
c. 1890's - 1910
Made from hollowed out Cottonwood with a stretched rawhide to form a double sided drum.
Pigment red color with two black stripes on either end. With lots of wear and good patina.
15"W x 24"T
$3,200
