November 1, 2021
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Receives Gift of Rare Navajo Chief's Blanket
(ARTFIXdaily.com)
As America honors Native American Heritage Month in November, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announces that it has received a rare Navajo First Phase Chief’s Blanket from the late classic period (1865-1870) in the terraced style. The weaving is the first of its kind to enter the Foundation’s collection and joins two Navajo pictorial weavings that were acquired in 2019.
“The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg seek to tell a broad and inclusive story of early American cul...