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Unknown Maker, Tlingit

Chilkat robe

Maker

Unknown Maker, Tlingit

Culture

Tlingit, Native North American

Title

Chilkat robe

Year

late 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

Cedar bark, wool

Geography

Place Made: Alaska

Dimensions

Length: 146.1 cm (57 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Kenneth F. Wood

Object Number

43.228

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

This robe, likely made for a child, depicts a diving whale with a human face in the center of its body. Tlingit people wear robes like this one in civic or ceremonial events, the long fringe swaying when the wearer dances.

-SB

Blankets and Baskets
Weavings from the American West
Jul 02, 2004 – Oct 10, 2004

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Tlingit
Chilkat robe, late 1800s
Cedar bark, fur, mountain goat hair
Length: 146.1 cm (57 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth F. Wood 43.228

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