Blanket

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935
Seller: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935
Presenter/funding source: Edith Hendricks, Non-Indian, ca. 1849-1921

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts with a shop called Landsberg's Free Museum); purchased by MAI from Frederick Landsberg in 1920 using funds donated by Edith Hendricks (ca. 1849-1921, sister of MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks).
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/4097
Barcode: 104097.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Blanket
Media/Materials: Cedar bark, cordage
Techniques: Twined, painted
Dimensions: 129 x 124 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63210e4e3-2831-49dc-a2f1-91469bfe4c98

Record ID: NMAI_112535