Banded Navajo blankets from the nineteenth century closely resemble Pueblo antecedents. They are woven longer-than-wide, with varied rhythms of striping and color combinations. One common banded style is the so-called Moqui stripe, named with an …

Diné (Navajo) blankets reflect the Southwest’s cultural diversity. Both of these examples feature a striped moki pattern. The origin of moki is unclear, but it may have come from Pueblo peoples, from whom the Diné learned weaving after migrating to the Southwest from the sub-Arctic north.

The Moki Blanket offers a unique narrow striped styling that generally alternates between dark blue and black or brown rhythmic banding. One of the most historic Navajo weavings, they’ve been in use since the early 1700s.

Jan 21, 2019 · Diné (Navajo) blankets reflect the Southwest’s cultural diversity. Both of these examples feature a striped moki pattern. The origin of moki is unclear, but it may have come from Pueblo peoples, from whom the Diné learned weaving after migrating to the Southwest from the sub-Arctic north.

Navajo blankets are splendid microcosms of the Southwest’s cultural richness. This example has two old Navajo designs: the terraced diamond and the striped moki pattern. Moki’s origin is unclear. It may have come from Pueblo peoples, from whom the Navajo learned weaving after migrating to the Southwest from Canada.

Object Description Blanket with Moqui stripes and grid overlay. Fine yarn, tight weave of red, blue, black and white wool with white wool warp. vertical and horizontal stripes form grid pattern, narrow stripe in rectangles formed by grid..

Five broad horizontal bands of alternating dark brown and blueish-gray yarn (called a moki stripe) are separated from each other by a toal of five red bands that consist of three red horizontal units separated from each other by diagonal parallelograms in gray, white and carrot.

Object Description Serape, banded layout, Moqui stripes. Loosely woven medium-fine cream, dark blue and dark brown z-spun yarn. Horizontal stripes of varying colors over all. Side selvages woven around z-spin s-twist 3 ply blue cord. Top and bottom (mostly gone) wrapped in …

Explore the history of Moqui Stripe Wearing Blankets, crafted in the 1860-70s with a weft-faced plain weave. This unique piece measures 77*54 inches, featuring 8 warps/inch and 30 wefts/inch.

Banded Navajo blankets from the nineteenth century closely resemble Pueblo antecedents. They are woven longer-than-wide, with varied rhythms of striping and color combinations. One common banded style is the so-called Moqui stripe, named with an alternative (and archaic) term for the Hopi Indians. What type of art did the Navajo have?