Pair of Classic Period Dress Halves, circa 1875 Ward Lockwood original circa 1987 painting by

original circa 1987 painting by Denver modernist Edward Marecak

"Pioneer Boy"

Titled in German "Die Plains- Und Prarieindianer Nordamerikas"

The unique split design of this southwestern textile includes four stylized maltese cross motifs at each corner of the first half and four checkerboard elements at each corner of the second half

Orignal abstract fine art print by Denver artist Wilma Fiori

Pair of Classic Period Dress Halves, circa 1875 Ward Lockwood original circa 1987 painting byTwo Navajo Dress Half textiles made circa 1875 with finely woven wool and dyed with natural dyes of cochineal red, indigo blue, and natural dark brown. The panels are almost identical in design, with a stepped cross motif along both upper and lower red panels, and a field of brown in the middle. One textile measures 49 x 33 inches, and the other measures 50 x 34 inches. Hanging side by side as seen in image, outer dimensions measure 50 x 69 inches.