Button blanket with killer whale design

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Date created: 1920-1930

Culture/People: Tlingit
Previous owner: Chief George Kyan, Tlingit, 1857-1955; George Terasaki, Non-Indian

Collection History: Formerly owned by Tlingit Chief George Kyan (1857-1955); acquired by George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George Terasaki in 1965.
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Place: Ketchikan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Revillagigedo Island

See related items: Tlingit; Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/6180
Barcode: 236180.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Button blanket with killer whale design
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, mother-of-pearl buttons, glass button/buttons, abalone/haliotis shell, thread
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions: 133 x 175 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b5ee0d4-c4a6-4bf9-9aa4-6dac5e9b83b6

Record ID: NMAI_251535