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Object Number
09-8-10/76401
Display Title
The "Swift Blanket". Ceremonial blanket woven of mountain goat wool
Descriptions
Object Description
"Swift Blanket." Ceremonial raven's tail design blanket, woven mountain goat wool and cedar bark wrap. See conservation report for additional description and see David W. Fraser A Guide to Weft Twining, 1989 and Cheryl Samuel The Chilkat Dancing Blanket, 1982 for more details on the twining techniques employed.
Inventory Description
Blanket, brown and white geometric design, fringed, 1 edge fur trimmed
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1740-1760
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Tsimshian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
British Columbia, Northern
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 179 x 128 cm (3 15/16 x 70 1/2 x 50 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
76401
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow, 1909
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Benjamin Swift
(ca. 1800)
Intermediary
Susan Swift
Intermediary
Thomas H. Wilson
(1909)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72-20-10/6881 | Wool blanket of the Chilkat type with animal designs |
Robe
|
Angoon?
Alaska | |
| 15-36-10/86618 | Blanket of woven 'goat's wool' |
Blanket
|
British Columbia
| |
| 00-24-10/56679 | Ceremonial blanket |
Blanket
|
Sitka
| |
| 20-9-10/87563 | Chilkat blanket |
Blanket
|
Alaska
| |
| 52-13-10/33508 | Chilkat blanket |
Blanket
|
Victoria
| |
| 00-24-10/56680 | Chilkat blanket |
Blanket
|
Sitka
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Fiber fragments from blanket 20-9-10/87563
| 20-9-10/87563.1 | Fiber fragments from blanket 20-9-10/87563 |
Alaska
| ||
| 90-17-10/48411 | Blanket |
Blanket
|
Canada
| |
| 90-17-10/48410 | Blanket |
Blanket
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.31708D | Swift Blanket |
British Columbia
| ||
| 2004.24.31708C | Swift Blanket |
British Columbia
| ||
| 2004.24.31708B | Swift Blanket |
British Columbia
|