1890s Transitional Child’s Blanket material_white-buffalo Handwoven Navajo Chinle Weaving Featuring

Handwoven Navajo Chinle Weaving Featuring a Banded Design with Red Accents

mounted on a natural wood base with an integrated Mudhead (Koyemsi) figure

Sterling Silver Ring set with Natural Candelaria Turquoise from Nevada

5" Buckle Height

Materials: 14k Gold

1890s Transitional Child’s Blanket material_white-buffalo Handwoven Navajo Chinle Weaving Featuring1890s Handwoven Navajo Transitional Childs Blanket with Hand Carded and Spun Wool with Bright Aniline Dyes. Navajo weavings were originally made as blankets, but during the late 1800s, the arrival of inexpensive machine woven blankets reduced demand for hand woven ones. As traders introduced these pieces to tourists for use as rugs and wall hangings, weaving shifted in purpose. The transitional period was a time when Navajo weavers were transitioning