Navajo Woman Wearing Pendleton Blanket

Copied Dennis Pioche, Navajo Woman Wearing Pendleton Blanket, 1992, acrylic on carved cottonwood, overall: 15 1⁄2 x 6 x 5 in. (39.4 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.76

Artwork Details

Title
Navajo Woman Wearing Pendleton Blanket
Artist
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 15 1⁄2 x 6 x 5 in. (39.4 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on carved cottonwood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Navajo
Object Number
1997.124.76
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.76

Artwork Description

Dennis Pioche’s Navajo figures wear traditional trade blankets. These blankets come from the wool mills in Pendleton, Oregon, that have produced blankets, shawls, and robes since the early 1900s. The figures’ solemn expressions and huddled poses suggest they are standing outside in the cold, perhaps at a trading post, waiting for some unknown event.