Woman's Chief Blanket (Third Phase style), Diné (Navajo) people, Southwestern Region, Native American, wool with aniline and vegetal dyes

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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