MATTHEWS I 



VARIETIES OF BLANKETS. 



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yellow, green, dark blue, gray* and red, all but the latter color beingin 

 native yarn. Figs. 52 and 53 illustrate small or half-size blankets 

 made for children's wear. Such articles are often used for saddle 



Fig. 52.— Navajo blanket. 



blankets (although the saddlecloth is usually of coarser material) and 

 are in great demand among the Americans for rugs. Fig. 53 has a 

 regular border of uniform device all the way around — a very rare thing 



Fig. 53.— Navajo blanket. 



in Navajo blankets. Figs. 54 and 55 show portions of coarse blankets 

 made more for use use than ornament. Fig. 55 is made of loosely- 

 twilled yarn, and is very warm but not water-proof. Such blankets 



