Raven's Tail Robe Item Number: 2004-2/417 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Automatically Generated From Material
The wool is black, white, and yellow. The fur is sea otter.
Exhibit Label
In the Spirit of the Ancestors-This robe was worn by Haida artist Reg Davidson at a potlatch he hosted in Old Massett, B.C. in February 2002. The designs on the central panel are called tattoo designs, after a traditional pattern that was tattooed onto the backs of Tlingit noble women's hands. Davidson's robe was inspired by an old robe documented in a sketch made by Pavel Mikhailov on a voyage to the Northwest Coast in 1827.
Item History
- Made by Marie Oldfield and William White
- Received from Arthur B. Steinman
What
- Name
- Raven's Tail Robe
- Identification Number
- 2004-2/417
- Type of Item
- raven's tail robe
- Material
- wool, fur, sea otter and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- “Raven's Tail Weaving” ?
- Overall
- length 41.0 in, width 57.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Haida and Tsimshian
- Creator
- Marie Oldfield and William White
- Received from
- Arthur B. Steinman
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Arthur B. Steinman
- Motif
- Tattoo
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection