Button Blanket
| Object Number: | NA8516 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tsimshian |
| Provenience: | Canada British Columbia Naas River Region |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | late 19th century |
| Early Date: | 1860 |
| Late Date: | 1900 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wool Mother-of-Pearl Cotton Cloth |
| Length: | 128 cm |
| Width: | 183 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
Description
Rectangular button blanket. Black ground with red flannel strips sewn on to form a skeletonized bear design. In addition to a central face, there are also faces at the tips of the ears and on the abdomen. The majority of the red strips that make up the bear are outlined with circular, pearl "buttons." The blanket is hemmed on one side and partially on two sides with red, wool cloth.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 24 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Feder, Norman. 1965. American Indian Art: New Shorter Edition.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pg. 151 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 108/Fig 119 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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