Button Blanket Item Number: 2922/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Button blanket made from a rectangular piece of red wool with a border of blue wool on three sides. The bottom has no border. The border has a pattern of shell buttons – a large one directly on the red edge with smaller buttons surrounding it. In the centre is a large bird in blue with a copper on its torso, outlined in small shell buttons. The back is unlined and the top has a button for wearing.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mabel Stanley before 1979
- Owned by Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective before November 9, 2011
- Received from Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor) on November 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Button Blanket
- Identification Number
- 2922/4
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- wool fibre, shell and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 137.0 cm, width 170.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mabel Stanley and Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective
- Received from
- Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1979 and before November 9, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 29, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2922/0004