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NAVAJO WEAVERS. 



blanket of more antique design and material. It is (i feet 6 inches by 5 

 feet 3 inches, and is made of native yarn and bayeta. Its colors are 



Fig. 50. — Navajo blankets. 



black, white, dark-blue, red (bayeta) and — in a portion of the stair like 

 figures — a pale blue. Fig. 50 b depicts a tufted blanket or rug, of a 

 kind not common, having much the appearance of an Oriental rug; it 



FIG. 51.— Navajo blanket. 



is made of shredded red flannel, with a few simple figures in yellow, 

 dark blue, and green. Fig. 51 represents a gaudy blanket of smaller size 

 (5 feet 4 inches by 3 feet 7 inches) worn by a woman. Its colors are 



