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Chief-Style Blanket
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1890 - 1900
PlaceUSA
Mediumwool, aniline dye
Dimensions57 1/4 x 69 1/4 in. (145.4 x 175.9 cm)
ClassificationsNATIVE AMERICAN
Credit LineGift of Robert F. Rockwell III
Object number79.150 F
DescriptionLate Chief-style Blanket; style characteristic of Navajo; horizontal bands of white, black, and purple; purple bands edged in red; stepped triangular motifs in red and purple; "complete" one in the center, and two "halves" at edges; made from four-ply Germantown wool yarn and natural white and aniline dyes; Late Phase Three, Transitional Period
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