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Button Blanket


Tlingit artist, Button Blanket, ca. 1880, shell buttons on wool, Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art, no known copyright restrictions, 48.3.552

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Title

Button Blanket

Artist

Tlingit artist (Tlingit)

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

shell buttons on wool

Dimensions (H x W x D)

56 1/2 in x 73 1/4 in

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

Northwest Coast

Clothing and Textiles

Object Type

blanket

Cultural Group

Tlingit

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art

Accession Number

48.3.552

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

appliqué

bark

beads

blankets

buttons

cedar

Northwest Coast Native American styles

pearl

potlaches

ravens

Tlingit

whales

Place Made

Created in: Hoonah

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