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| fig. 8 A double saddle blanket with a gray and white field and a border of diagonal white dashes. Navajo, circa 1895-1900. 52 x 34 inches. Private collection, Chicago This blanket has an unusual border. Asymmetry is rare in double saddle blankets, and when there are deviations in a border's design, they are usually found at the midpoint. The off-center break in the pattern of this border gives the blanket the appearance of a stylized mask |