Title
A woven Chilkat blanket which is unusual in that it is made of pure wool and not a mixture of wool and cedar bark
Caption
A woven Chilkat blanket which is unusual in that it is made of pure wool and not a mixture of wool and cedar bark, Such blankets were the most valuable form of ceremonial robe and were worn by both sexes during dances. At the death of an important owner his blanket would be placed over his body. Detail. Northwest Coast of America. Tlingit. Collected Nass River, Tsimshian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A29_401
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,5Mb (3,0Mb) / 11,6in x 11,5in / 3488 x 3461 (300dpi)