Blanket with grey, black, blue, and red stripes; nine concentric crosses located within bands.

Woman’s Chief Blanket (Third Phase style)

Diné (Navajo) people, Southwestern Region, Native American

About 1880

  • Titles Woman's Chief Blanket (Third Phase style) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wool with aniline and vegetal dyes
  • Dimensions 37 1/2 x 52 in. (95.3 x 132.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by Coleman Cooper, by exchange, 1986.714
  • Work Type blanket
  • Classification Costume

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