third phase late classic chief's blanket with mostly symmetrical pattern of stepped diamonds, partial diamonds, and stripes in reds, indigo, natural, brown, and gray; large central diamond with layers of red, indigo, and indigo/natural stripes with gray cross in center; partial diamonds on edges and corners; gray zigzag lines at corners and two opposite sides; two opposite selvedge edge indigo and other two are red; tightly woven

Chief's blanket (Hanoolchadi), c. 1865

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A Navajo woman made this Third Phase Chief Blanket around 1865 during the Late Classic period of Navajo weaving (1860-1875), when Navajo artists made some of the most spectacular textiles in history. The pattern of this textile is emblematic of hozho, a fundamental philosophical concept for the Navajo people that emphasizes the connection between beauty, symmetry, balance, order, and grace.

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Chief's blanket (Hanoolchadi)
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2022.68.3
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third phase late classic chief's blanket with mostly symmetrical pattern of stepped diamonds, partial diamonds, and stripes in reds, indigo, natural, brown, and gray; large central diamond with layers of red, indigo, and indigo/natural stripes with gray cross in center; partial diamonds on edges and corners; gray zigzag lines at corners and two opposite sides; two opposite selvedge edge indigo and other two are red; tightly woven