Lot Essay
This blanket woven in the so-called diving whale pattern, Samuel (1982, p. 41, no. 25, p. 43, nos. 28, 29; p.46, no. 35) publishes three other versions.
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Details
A TLINGIT DANCING BLANKET, Chilkat
Woven of plaited goat wool dyed yellow, blue and black with a black and yellow border surrounding a field with a mask in the center and various motifs representing eyes, ears, fins, wings and other elements with wool and cedar bark fringe, checkered tie offs at each end
66in. (167.7cm.) long
Woven of plaited goat wool dyed yellow, blue and black with a black and yellow border surrounding a field with a mask in the center and various motifs representing eyes, ears, fins, wings and other elements with wool and cedar bark fringe, checkered tie offs at each end
66in. (167.7cm.) long
Provenance
Collected by Annie Hale Wetherell of Fall River, MA during her travels between 1880-1915.