Woman weaving a Chilkat blanket, Alaska, ca. 1905

• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Winter & Pond
• Subjects: Weaving > Alaska > Juneau Region; Tlingit Indians > Women; Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts; Tlingit Indians > Clothing & dress; Women > Alaska > Juneau Region; Looms; Blankets; Percy; Weaver; Wyatt; tlingit; Alaska
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In this photograph, a woman works on a Chilkat ceremonial dance blanket using a frame loom. The warp threads, made from cedar bark covered with mountain goat wool, hang in bundles from the top bar. The weaver has completed the border on three sides and is beginning to weave the design in the center....