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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">first-phase chief blankets</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Navajo</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Native American wearing blankets</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>blankets, first-phase chief</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>first phase chief blanket</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>first phase chief&apos;s blanket</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>first-phase chief blanket</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>first-phase chief&apos;s blanket</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wearing blankets manufactured by Navajo weavers and frequently traded with Plains Native North Americans and to a lesser extent Euro-American settlers. Defined by alternating horizontal bands of indigo, white, red, and black wool. The earliest first phase chief's blanket dates from 1750; blankets continued to be produced in this style until the 1860s. Not associated with rank; "chief blanket" refers to their value assigned by Navajo and Plains communities. ]]></note></mads>