http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1307/chilkat-dancing-blanket ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Chilkat dancing blanket http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1307/chilkat-dancing-blanket 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1307/chilkat-dancing-blanket http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1307/chilkat-dancing-blanket Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric Artist Unknown (Tlingit) 1926 1926 Tlingit, North America, United States, Northwest Coast Goat hair, yellow cedar, back twine Textiles Tue, 01 Jun 1926 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Chilkat dancing blanket</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Tlingit%29">Artist Unknown (Tlingit)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1926">before 1947</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> Not on view. </td> </tr> </table><br/>Chilkat blankets are woven by the women of the Chilkat branch of the Tlingit tribe, using patterns devised by Chilkat men. Warp is goat hair and yellow cedar bark twine. Dyes are dervived from hemlock bark, lichen and copper. Style and technique may be traced to the Tsimshian tribe.Fringe 20 inches on bottom, 8 inches on side. Catalog card: Gift of Mrs. Folwell W. Coan from the estate of Mrs. Eugene Carpenter.Mended 1974. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/1307/chilkat-dancing-blanket Artist Unknown (Tlingit)