Indian Blanket Item Number: E128367-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Shgen George, weaver, Florence Sheakley, elder, and Shirley Kendall, elder, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. This blanket features a diving whale design, and once had fur, such as mink or sea otter, along the top. The eyebrows look like Tsimshian design eyebrows because they are thin and pointed at the top.Lines of dark thread at the bottom right and left corners of the blanket along the edge's braiding represents the weaver's signature. Information recieved by Chilkoot Indian Association visit 8/29/2024.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected in Alaska, USA
- Received from Mrs. George M. Robeson on May 11, 1887
What
- Name
- Indian Blanket
- Identification Number
- E128367-0
- Type of Item
- blanket
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Received from
- Mrs. George M. Robeson
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on May 11, 1887
Other
- Accession Number
- 019052