Copy of a Third Phase Chief Blanket

KMA, Copy of a Third Phase Chief Blanket, Despah Nez

Copy of a Third Phase Chief Blanket 

Despah Nez

1963

 

Henry: This is a style of chief blanket worn by the leader of a clan group.

Bob: The “half diamonds” on the edges of this weaving suggest to me that the pattern could continue beyond the borders. What a great opportunity to see “self-similarity.”