Bayeta

MFA Acc. #: 02.71

Description

A coarse wool flannel woven by the Navajo from recycled yarns. Dyed fabrics and clothing brought to the American southwest via Mexico by European colonists in the 1880s were often traded to the Navajo Indians; colorful fibers from these cloths were unraveled and rewoven into colorful blankets (Tortora and Merkel 1996).

Synonyms and Related Terms

baeta;bayeta(Esp.)

Additional Information

P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

• Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985

• External source or communication Comment: Museum of our National Heritage-Lexington: Indian blanket exhibit label- uniforms from dead soldiers were also stripped and reused