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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 1525610, member: 45&quot;]No, not a saddle blanket, nor is it Native American.&nbsp; The Navajo are the only Native Americans who weave rugs (which this is) or saddle blankets...and they use a unique type of loom and weaving technique which results in a textile without fringe on both ends (unlike a dhurrie or kilim.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Saddle blankets are either single (roughly 30-34&quot; square), or double&nbsp; (rectangular, in the range of 30-34&quot; x 60&quot; or so, used folded in half.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Some Native American &quot;Sunday&quot; saddle blankets do have fringe on both ends, but it is <u>added on after</u> the textile is woven and taken off the loom.&nbsp; The fringe is not an extension of the warp threads, as most fringe on non-Native American weavings is.&nbsp; It is simply an added decoration, which can be removed without harming the weaving itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides the fringe, this textile shows a number of non-Native American techniques, like the decorative stitching, and what appears to be a &quot;pile-like&quot; section.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, I can&#039;t tell you where this is from, only that it isn&#039;t a Native American saddle blanket.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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