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Source Description
This rug is modeled on a coveted Diné (Navajo) garment type—a waterproof blanket worn around the shoulders. By the late 1700s, other Natives traded avidly for such blankets, which are classified according to design phases and known as “chief’s blankets,” a misnomer since the Diné have no chiefs. In the late 1800s, old Indigenous trade outlets collapsed, especially after the disastrous imprisonment of the Diné at Bosque Redondo in the 1860s. Responding to the dramatically transformed landscape in the aftermath, Diné weavers began to shift from making garments for Indigenous use, including trade, to creating items for the outside collectors’ market, such as rugs like this one.
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117347
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Fourth-Phase Chief Blanket Style Rug
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117347
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object
title
Fourth-Phase Chief Blanket Style Rug
description
This rug is modeled on a coveted Diné (Navajo) garment type—a waterproof blanket worn around the shoulders. By the late 1700s, other Natives traded avidly for such blankets, which are classified according to design phases and known as “chief’s blankets,” a misnomer since the Diné have no chiefs. In the late 1800s, old Indigenous trade outlets collapsed, especially after the disastrous imprisonment of the Diné at Bosque Redondo in the 1860s. Responding to the dramatically transformed landscape in the aftermath, Diné weavers began to shift from making garments for Indigenous use, including trade, to creating items for the outside collectors’ market, such as rugs like this one.
date
c. 1900
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80011812
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Textile
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1
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Overall: 178.4 x 151.1 cm (70 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.)
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Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
accession
1937.903
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tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)
tombstone
Fourth-Phase Chief Blanket Style Rug, c. 1900. Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo). Tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta); overall: 178.4 x 151.1 cm (70 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937.903
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T - Native North American
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Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White
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2026-05-29 06:05:18.158000
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117347
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Textiles
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T - Native North American
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tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)
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