second phase chief's blanket, unrecorded Diné artist

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unrecorded Diné artist, second phase chief's blanket
unrecorded Diné artist, second phase chief's blanket
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
second phase chief's blanket
late 1800s
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, artist
second phase chief's blanket, late 1800s
Where object was made: Arizona Territory or New Mexico Territory, (present-day Arizona or New Mexico), United States
Material/technique: dyeing; wool yarn; weaving
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 180 x 147 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 57 7/8 x 70 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Forrest E. Jones
Accession number: 2007.6954
Not on display
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Spencer Museum of Art Highlights

For the Diné, chief's blankets were not exclusively owned by chiefs, but they were such luxury items that only chiefs or other wealthy buyers could afford them. Second phase chief’s blankets date from after 1850, when the Diné began incorporating red rectangular patterns into their designs.

Google Art Project

For the Diné, chief's blankets were not exclusively owned by chiefs, but they were such luxury items that only chiefs or other wealthy buyers could afford them. Second phase chief’s blankets date from after 1850, when the Diné began incorporating red rectangular patterns into their designs.

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Google Art Project
2016