1890s Second Phase Chief Blanket
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #WA00967
Circa 1890s Navajo Second Phase Chief Blanket variant, woven with hand-carded and hand-spun wool. The design features horizontal bands of natural ivory and dark brown, overlaid with three red bars containing linear striping and nine concentric square elements in shades of orange, red, gray, and muted purple. The use of bright aniline dyes alongside natural wool, combined with the shift from a wearing blanket format toward a wider, more rug-like proportion, reflects the transitional period as Navajo weaving evolved for trade. A strong and graphic example of this adaptation of the classic Chief’s Blanket design.
79” (6' 7") Width, 57” (4' 9") Length
- Era
- Circa 1890s
- Dyes
- Aniline Dyes
- Wool
- Handspun
From our Vintage Collection
Our vintage pieces are sourced from private collections. Whenever possible we identify the artist, tribe and approximate date, and any wear that comes with age is part of each piece’s story. Most of our antique Navajo weavings date from the 1870s to the 1940s.
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