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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 438927, member: 8267&quot;]Not a chief&#039;s blanket - on those the stripes run the long way, so that they are horizontal when the blanket is wrapped around the body. The side cords and warp ends look consistent with Navajo weaving. Perhaps a saddle blanket from the late 19th - early 20th century. It sounds like churro wool (soft and silky), which would date it to before the 1930s, when the US government decided to &quot;improve&quot; the Navajo sheep by eliminating most of the traditional churro and introducing the merino breed.</p><p>For reference: <a href="https://www.medicinemangallery.com/native-american-art/navajo-rugs-navajo-blankets-for-sale/saddle-blankets" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medicinemangallery.com/native-american-art/navajo-rugs-navajo-blankets-for-sale/saddle-blankets" rel="nofollow">https://www.medicinemangallery.com/native-american-art/navajo-rugs-navajo-blankets-for-sale/saddle-blankets</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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