Follow diamonds across a Diné chief blanket.
Stepped diamonds join familiar horizontal stripes in this Diné blanket from about 1860–65. Such textiles were worn by prominent people across several communities as visible signs of wealth and status.
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
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Digital image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Robert Allerton Endowment
Creator: Navajo (Diné) Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
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