Medicine Man's Blanket
Item number E378523-0 from the National Museum of Natural History.
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FROM CARD: "WOVEN BLANKET, FRINGED; WARP ELEMENTS OF COTTON AND A WOODY FIBER, PERHAPS CEDAR BARK; WOOLEN WEFT; DESIGN ELEMENTS IN YELLOW, WHITE, GREEN, AND BLACK. THERE IS A PECULIAR ARRANGEMENT OF CUT AND APPLIED PANELS NOT FOUND IN OLDER SPECIMENS." In a 1937 letter in the accession file, the donor notes that she purchased this "more than 30 years ago" and identifies it as from Sitka.EVELYN VANDERHOOP, HAIDA WEAVER, IDENTIFIES THIS CHILKAT BLANKET AS A MIX OF MOUNTAIN GOAT WOOL AND COMMERCIAL YARNS
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Mrs. S. W. Battle in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Received on April 27, 1937
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Blanket
- Identification Number
- E378523-0
- Type of Item
- blanket
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Field Collector
- Mrs. S. W. Battle
When
- Acquisition Date
- on April 27, 1937
Other
- Accession Number
- 143617
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