Chief’s Blanket

Diné (Navajo) people, Southwestern Region, Native American

About 1900

  • Titles Chief's Blanket (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton and wool with dyes
  • Dimensions 57 1/2 x 80 1/4 in. (146.1 x 203.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Bequest of Coleman Cooper, Palm Beach, Florida, 1986.837
  • Work Type blanket
  • Classification Costume

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