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Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Culture:
Tlingit, Chilkat  Search this
Object Type:
Blanket
Place:
Southeast, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Collection Date:
1875
Notes:
FROM CARD: "20804-6. WOVEN OF WOOL OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT AND DOG HAIR [?]. LOAN: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA, MEXICO 6/18/1964." Loan returned 2012. Illus. Fig. 570a, p. 380, in "The Chilkat Blanket" by George T. Emmons, Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 3, part 4, 1907.
Shgen George, weaver, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. This blanket is smaller than other similar ones, but is not considered a child's robe. There are two kinds of black dye that were used on the object, and one is disintegrating faster than the other. The design is a diving whale, but the line dividing the panels crosses over one another, which is unusual. This design is always called diving whale unless it has fins or claws.
Record Last Modified:
17 Mar 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004730
USNM Number:
E20804-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a24f5502-44c9-4d40-8f5a-189b34a44157
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8358350