Tlingit woman at loom making Chilkat blanket, as man holds pattern board, Klukwan, Alaska, ca. 1909

Woman in skirt & blouse kneels at loom outdoors, starting a Chilkat blanket. Standing at right is a man displaying the wooden pattern board. In background is a small wooden building. Photographer possibly Harland Smith. Note from American Museum Journal, v.10, p.31-48, Feb 1910: Chilkat blanket...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
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Subjects:
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts
Chilkat Indians > Arts & crafts
Tlingit Indians > Women
Weaving > Alaska > Klukwan
Klukwan (Alaska)
Looms
tlingit
Alaska
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Summary:Woman in skirt & blouse kneels at loom outdoors, starting a Chilkat blanket. Standing at right is a man displaying the wooden pattern board. In background is a small wooden building. Photographer possibly Harland Smith. Note from American Museum Journal, v.10, p.31-48, Feb 1910: Chilkat blanket (unfinished) and pattern board, Kluckwan, Alaska. Northwest Miscellany, v.1, item 33

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