Chilkat Protector Mask (Yellow)

Thigh-spun Merino Wool and Cedar Bark Warp, Merino Wool Weft Yarns, Copper Cones (Woven using Chilkat finger-twined techniques
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For hundreds of years, Chilkat dancing blankets have recorded history, clan migration and stories for the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast. “Chilkat Protector” serves as a record of this time. We took care of each other, we survived. We are still weaving.
This weaving was included in Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, May 26, 2023 – April 12, 2024.