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Dance Cape, known as a Button Blanket

1850–60
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dance Cape, known as a Button Blanket
  • Date: 1850–60
  • Geography: Object place British Columbia, Canada
  • Culture: Tsimshian
  • Medium: Wool trade cloth, shell buttons
  • Dimensions: H. 60 1/2 x W. 77 1/2 in. (153.7 x 196.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.181
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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