Button Blanket
Item number 3100/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Black and red button blanket with a large downward facing frog design in the centre. The frog's eyes are small circles of abalone shell. Three full rows of shell buttons demarcate the central black area. There are eight repeating positive/negative designs along the side borders (four each side). There is a rectangular cut out area at the neck. Each bottom corner on the reverse has one of the maker's initials embroidered onto the fabric (D.G. at one corner, R.D. on the other).
Narrative
Made by Dorothy Grant from a design by Robert Davidson. Purchased by Stewart at the Vancouver Museum gift shop Dec. 1982.
Iconographic Meaning
hlk’yaan q’usdan (frog) design
Item History
- Made by Dorothy Grant (Maker) and Robert Davidson (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1982
- Owned by Hilary Stewart before March 17, 2015
- Received from Hilary Stewart (Donor) on March 17, 2015
What
- Name
- Button Blanket
- Identification Number
- 3100/10
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- wool fibre, shell, abalone shell and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 137.0 cm, width 150.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Dorothy Grant (Maker) and Robert Davidson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Hilary Stewart
- Received from
- Hilary Stewart (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3100/0010
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