Chilkat blanket, late 19th to early 20th century
The term "Chilkat Blanket" was created by European traders in the late 19th century. The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsmshian tribes had been making these blankets since the early 1800s and the Tlingit traditionally referred to the blanket as Naaxiin (or "fringe about the body") and the...
| Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
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| Language: | unknown |
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1890
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13641 |
| Summary: | The term "Chilkat Blanket" was created by European traders in the late 19th century. The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsmshian tribes had been making these blankets since the early 1800s and the Tlingit traditionally referred to the blanket as Naaxiin (or "fringe about the body") and the Tsimshian as Gwis-halait (or "dancing blanket"). 1 Blanket, Wearing; Materials: wool --cedar; Dimensions: 33.5 in.H x 66 in.W |
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