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Blanket1928.773

Chilkat blanket in characteristic yellow, black and white design, with fringed lower edge. The blanket is made from mountain-sheep wool woven onto cedar bark. The blanket is slightly damaged.

Culture
Haida ?
Material
textile, cloth, wool and mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Blanket1992.3

Button blanket made from dark blue wool material, with red felt borders . Central design made of red cut out felt with plastic buttons highlighting the shape of a raven with a young raven inside it. The blanket is a child' s blanket and would be worn at social occasions involving the whole community, e.g. potlatches, memorial feasts, weddings, etc. Button blankets were adaptations of dark blue Hudson Bay blankets which were traded up the coast in the 1850' s. The designs appliqued in red and outlined in buttons are of the owner' s crests and serve to identify the wearer as belonging to specific lineages. Recently in an effort to encourage traditional knowledge of lineage membership the Council of the Haida Nation have been giving button blankets to all young Haidas who graduate from high school, thereby instilling a sense of pride and belonging for the young; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
textile, cloth, wool and plastic
Made in
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Drum1992.2 A-B

A: Wooden ceremonial drum or ' gujaaw' , painted by the well known Haida artist Reg Davidson. Goatskin stretched over yellow cedar hoop. Caribou horn handle at back of drum. Round design on front depicts front view of eagle face, in red, black and white acrylic paint. The drum is used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratory occasions. B: Beater, made from cedar wooden, with end bound in red cloth. The drums of this type are used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratoryoccasions such as feasts, potlatches, and pole raisings. The unpainted drum was not made by the artist but purchased ready for painting the design. The drum maker was from Vancouver Island; Good; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, cedar wood, cloth, skin and horn
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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