Chilkat Robe

Blanket

NA3902

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3902
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Creator Florence Shotridge
Date Made 1912
Section American
Materials Wool | Cedar Bark
Technique Unfinished
Description

Partially completed Chilkat blanket. Finger woven with warp made of wool-wrapped cedar bark fibers and weft made from wool. Broad black and yellow upper bands enclose the beginnings of a central design in bold yellow, black, white, and teal blue.

Length 192 cm
Width 123 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Louis V. Shotridge, 1912

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