The design of the Wupatki blanket was inspired by petroglyphs found near the border of Wupatki National Monument in Arizona. Ruins of early Native American cultures, believed to be ancestors of the modern Hopi, are at the site. "Wupatki" is the Hopi word for "Big House." Recurring square-spiral designs echo those carved into the rocks and were common in Anasazi and Sinagua designs. Rectangular border elements signifying the linear shapes of pueblo ruins and traditional stripes are in archetypal colors of black, white and red. This blanket is robe size, the size preferred by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes and wrapping about oneself as a robe. Impressive as a wall hanging and practical when folded on a sofa or at the foot of a bed.