First phase chief blanket

First phase chief blanket

about 1850
Culture
Navajo
Country
United States
Style/Tradition
chief blanket First Phase
Object
blanket
Medium
Undyed wool, indigo-dyed wool, and repurposed bayetta (baize cloth thread) pre-dyed with cochineal
Accession Number
1937.311
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds

Navajo artist, First-Phase Chief’s Blanket, about 1850. Undyed wool, indigo-dyed wool, and repurposed bayetta (baize cloth thread) pre-dyed with cochineal; 44 x 51 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds. 1937.311. 

Dimensions
width: 44 in, 111.7600 cm; length: 51 in, 129.5400 cm; width: 44 in, 111.7600 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, about 1850; Acquired by Fred Harvey, Albuquerque, NM, before 1937; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 3 September 1937.