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Button Blanket, Whale Design

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Rugs Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
Button Blanket, Whale Design
SOLD
275.00USD+ (68.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Dec 03 @ 13:13UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Haida / Tlingit button blanket, killer whale design. Black and red wool felt, 64" x 60". Nicely done, however one side is not finished with the red felt. Needs cleaning. A button blanket is wool blanket embellished with mother-of-pearl buttons, created by Northwest Coastal tribes, that is worn for ceremonial purposes. Ceremonial robes and their associated regalia have been among the most spectacular creations of the Indian people of the Northwest Coast of North America. For generations, these robes have served as insignia of family and clan histories, duties, rights, and privileges, and they are beginning to mark as well a determined presence in contemporary Canadian society. These robes are powerful statements of identity and, donning them, people become in a real sense what they wear. (Wikipedia)



Date: Location: Northwest Coast HWAC # 54813