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Object Number 00-24-10/56679
Display Title Ceremonial blanket
Descriptions
Object Description Chilkat ceremonial blanket; mountain sheep wool, cedar bark. 133 cm at longest point including fringe x 186 cm w. Center panel represents whale; lateral panels appear to depict seated raven in profile.
Inventory Description Blanket, beige with fringe
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Sitka Borough / Sitka
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 162 cm (34 1/4 x 63 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 00-24/56679
Provenance
Collector Lt. Selim E. Woodworth (01/01/1880)
Donor Mrs. L. Woodworth (01/01/1900)

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