63_34_128.jpg
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63_34_128.jpg
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Dates: 1850-1900
Size: 148 x 233 cm; 10 warps(comma) 36 wefts
Description: This is an example of a phase III chief's blanket. Such wearing blankets are considered the high point of traditional Navajo weaving. All chief's blankets are woven with a greater width than length and are characterized by broad horizontal black and white stripes with three perpendicular bands. Chief's blankets were traded by the Navajo to other indigenous groups(comma) including the Ute(comma) Plains groups(comma) and Pueblos. Phase III chief's blankets are the most elaborate style and are characterized with three serrated or terraced diamonds/triangles on each of the thick bands. This blanket was bought in 1947 from Annie Wauneka(comma) the daughter of Chee Dodge. Wauneka was the first female member of the Navajo Nation Council and instrumental in bringing education and health issues to the attention of council delegates and Navajos in general.
Size: 148 x 233 cm; 10 warps(comma) 36 wefts
Description: This is an example of a phase III chief's blanket. Such wearing blankets are considered the high point of traditional Navajo weaving. All chief's blankets are woven with a greater width than length and are characterized by broad horizontal black and white stripes with three perpendicular bands. Chief's blankets were traded by the Navajo to other indigenous groups(comma) including the Ute(comma) Plains groups(comma) and Pueblos. Phase III chief's blankets are the most elaborate style and are characterized with three serrated or terraced diamonds/triangles on each of the thick bands. This blanket was bought in 1947 from Annie Wauneka(comma) the daughter of Chee Dodge. Wauneka was the first female member of the Navajo Nation Council and instrumental in bringing education and health issues to the attention of council delegates and Navajos in general.
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