Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs
Late 19th century
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
176.1 × 138.5 cm (69.3 × 54.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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