R21 Chief Blanket
R21 Chief Blanket
Second Phase Revival Chief Blanket by Navajo weavers Melvin Bede and Gabriel Benally. The `hand woven rug is 41” x 51”. Ca 2000
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The transition to Second phase blankets is noted by the addition of a red yarn which was procured by un-raveling an imported cloth known as bayeta. Second phase blankets also incorporated small blocks of thinner stripes within the larger stripes.