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Button Blanket

ca. 1880
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Button Blanket
  • Date: ca. 1880
  • Geography: Object place Alaska, United States
  • Culture: Kagani Haida
  • Medium: Wool trade cloth, shell buttons
  • Dimensions: H. 56 x W. 70 in. (142.2 x 177.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.59
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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