First-phase Chief blanket
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1840
name: label: Culture/People
content: Diné (Navajo); collected from a member of a Northern Plains tribe
label: Collector
content: Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871
label: Previous owner
content: Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871
label: Previous owner
content: Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
label: Seller
content: Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected between 1855 and 1871 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, by Thomas S. Twiss (ca. 1802-1871, U.S. Indian agent for the upper Platte River); acquired by Daisy M. Barnett (1874-1937) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Daisy Barnett in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Fort Laramie; Goshen County; Wyoming; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: See related items
content: Northern Plains
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/8038
label: Barcode
content: 088038.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: First-phase Chief blanket
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool yarn, bayeta (unraveled wool cloth), dye/dyes
label: Techniques
content: Dyed, woven
label: Dimensions
content: 141.5 x 173.5 cm