Navajo First Phase chief's-style blanket, c. 1800–1850 (Arizona State Museum E-1200)
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- Made by
- Diné (Navajo) weaver
- Date
- c. 1800–1850
- Place
- Navajo country
- Held by
- Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
- Number
- E-1200
- Materials
- wool
- Themes
- Rug-making techniques
Cite this source
Diné (Navajo) weaver. Navajo First Phase chief’s-style blanket, c. 1800–1850 (Arizona State Museum E-1200), c. 1800–1850. Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, E-1200. statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/19-century-navajo-weaving-asm/chiefs-style-blankets.
Research notes
What it shows: an early wearing blanket in tapestry weave with wide horizontal bands. Gift of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, 1942. Other dated examples: Maxwell Museum (UNM) 63.34.114, a First Phase chief blanket of c. 1850–1860. Penn Museum NA3477, 'First Phase Chief Blanket, Ute type', 1800–1850. The Bern Historical Museum 'Schoch' blanket (1890.410.0027), c. 1830, once catalogued as a 'Sioux trade cloth'. Sources: https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/19-century-navajo-weaving-asm/chiefs-style-blankets · https://maxwellmuseum.unm.edu/node/600 · https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/301176 Research note (Oct 2026): from search results; pages not opened.