Navajo (Diné) Nation

Textiles, the signature art form of the Diné (Navajo) Nation, serve as vessels for the transmission of social, historical, and ecological knowledge. Older weavings are now at the heart of a cultural renaissance

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Navajo chief's blanket, in third phase style with terraced diamonds and broad striping

Third Phase Blanket

Crystal Rug

Transitional Weaving Blanket

Handwoven, wool blanket with blue and black stripes with red embellishments

Chief’s Blanket

Indigenous blanket of natural and synthetic wool with terraced designs

Wide Ruins Blanket

Wide Ruins Rug

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