酋长的毯子 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	酋长的毯子
品名（英）	Chief's blanket
入馆年号	1999年，2019.373.6
策展部门	美国之翼（The American Wing）
创作者	Unidentified
创作年份	公元 1865 - 公元 1870
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尺寸	47 3/4 × 66 1/2 英寸 (121.3 × 168.9 厘米)
介绍（中）	恩斯特收藏的六件纳瓦霍织物代表了一系列传统的原住民设计，为大都会博物馆收藏的北美原住民纺织品增加了深度和范围编织是一种古老的视觉表达形式，几个世纪以来，西南部的土著人民一直在生产复杂的纺织品。纳瓦霍人的纺织品因其美学品质和使用价值在邻近群体中广泛交易，尤其是在平原地区。到19世纪中期，非原住民开始寻找毯子和蛇作为艺术品和纪念品。由于其高昂的成本和重要性，它们被美洲原住民和欧洲裔美国人称为"酋长的毯子"。"第二阶段"一词被文化历史学家和收藏家用来指1850年至1880年间制作的带有红色矩形的纺织品。"第三阶段"毛毯的特点是钻石或交叉结构的巧妙组合，可以追溯到1860年至1880年。这种充满活力的艺术形式——一种根深蒂固的生活传统，是纳瓦霍文化不可或缺的一部分——通过新一代创新编织者的努力，今天继续蓬勃发展 Serapes（西班牙语中毯子的意思）是纳瓦霍编织的一种突出形式。这些所谓的耐磨毯色彩鲜艳，图案生动，建立在长期确立的设计主题之上。横向线条、菱形和锯齿状边缘反映了多种编织传统——所有这些都是西南美洲原住民图案的特征。
介绍（英）	The six Navajo weavings from the Ernst Collection represent a range of traditional Indigenous designs, adding depth and range to The Met’s holdings of Native North American textiles. Weaving is an ancient form of visual expression, and the Indigenous peoples of the Southwest have been producing complex textiles for centuries. Navajo weavings were widely traded—for their aesthetic quality and use value—among neighboring groups, particularly in the Plains region. By the mid-nineteenth century, non-Natives were seeking out blankets and serapes as works of art and souvenirs. They were called "chief’s blankets" by both Native and Euro-Americans due to their high cost and importance. The term "second phase" is used by cultural historians and collectors to refer to weavings with red rectangles made between 1850 and 1880. "Third-phase" blankets are characterized by artful compositions of diamonds or cross formations, and date to between 1860 and 1880.This dynamic art form—a deeply rooted living tradition integral to Navajo culture—continues to flourish today through the efforts of a new generation of innovative weavers. Serapes (the Spanish term for blanket) are a prominent form of Navajo weaving. Vibrantly colored and vividly patterned, these so-called wearing blankets build on long-established design themes. Varied weaving traditions are reflected in the horizontal lines, diamond shapes, and serrated edges--all characteristic of Southwest Native American patterns.