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Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs

Tlingit

Late 19th century

Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs by Tlingit

Medium

Wool and bark, dovetail and single interlocking, discontinuous weft, alternate pair weft twining; extended float twining, eccentric weft twining, and three-strand weft twining; main warp cut fringe; edges of twill oblique interlacing terminating in cut fringe; additional knotted fringe

Dimensions

176.1 × 138.5 cm (69 1/4 × 54 1/2 in.)

Classification

weaving

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

86812

Rights

Public Domain

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