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R11 Chief Blanket
Third Phase Chief Blanket by Navajo weaver Rita Gorman. The blanket is 43" x 69".
Navajo weaver Rita Gorman was born in the 1950’s between Pinon and Chinle Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. . She was taught to weave by her mother. Her sister, Darlene Tsosie is also a weaver. She is a prolific weaver who enjoys weaving many different styles. Rita was married to artist, ironworker, sculptor Gary Gorman (deceased). She resides in Chinle, Arizona.
Third phase blankets tend to be even more complex and traditionally were composed of stripes with diamond and half-diamond shapes. Weavers frequently added other elements such as zig-zags, crosses, thin lines and triangles inside these diamond shapes.
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