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Tlingit button blanket with killer whale design

1920-1930

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

Details

Title: Tlingit button blanket with killer whale design
Date Created: 1920-1930
Location: Ketchikan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Physical Dimensions: 133 x 175 cm
Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Medium: Wool cloth, mother-of-pearl buttons, glass button/buttons, abalone/haliotis shell, thread
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd
Culture: Tlingit
Catalog Number: 23/6180

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

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