DepartmentTextiles-Hispano
"Colonial Style" weaving
NameBlanket
Artist or maker
Epifania "Eppie" Archuleta (January 6, 1922 – April 11, 2014)
Collective/Group
NEA National Heritage Fellow
CultureHispanic
Dateca. 1988
Place madeALAMOSA, COLORADO, United States, NORTH AMERICA
MediumWool and artificial dyes
Dimensions75 x 35.5 in
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA,1988.25.2
Object numberFA.1988.25.2
Collections
ProvenancePurchased directly from the artist
DescriptionWeft face weave. Bl., blk., wht., artificial dyed wool. Plain and dotted bands w/ 11 bands of bl. and blk. stars. Tied warp fringe. Mrs. Archuleta won a Native Heritage Fellowship award in 1985. Her family raises sheep and ll participate in the preparation of the yarn.
ca. 1920
ca. 1930
CA 1968, STAFF
