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Sheep wool blanket, woven by Mrs. Walter Joseph, Songhees

Mrs. Walter Joseph1940s

Museum of Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada

This blanket was made for sale by the BC Indian Arts and Welfare Society. It was purchased directly from the Chairman responsible for Handicraft Marketing at conference held at the University of British Columbia in 1948. It is one of two weavings woven by Mrs. Joseph of the Songhees Nation after she and her husband visited the Royal BC Museum in Victoria to study collections for this purpose.

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  • Title: Sheep wool blanket, woven by Mrs. Walter Joseph, Songhees
  • Creator: Mrs. Walter Joseph
  • Date Created: 1940s
  • Location Created: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
  • Physical Dimensions: 63 x 143 cm
  • Type: Salish weaving
  • Medium: Sheep wool
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