Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs

Date

Late 19th century

Medium

Wool and bark, dovetail and single interlocking, discontinuous weft, alternate pair weft twining; extended float twining, eccentric weft twining, and three-strand weft twining; main warp cut fringe; edges of twill oblique interlacing terminating in cut fringe; additional knotted fringe

Dimensions

176.1 × 138.5 cm (69 1/4 × 54 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Through prior purchase of the Kate S. Buckingham Endowment