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A rare Salish blanket (1926)

Orchard, William C · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 15

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e are black on the reverse. This part of the design is remarkably sharp and well executed, while in strong contrast the short portions of what was in- tended to be the same design lengthwise of the warp are ragged and irregular, in some measure due to the manipulation of the weft as in the case of… … ^'°- 3 zigzag lines, skilfully woven with well-defined, clear-cut edges, appears on each side of the blanket. [9]

Salish Indians · Salish textile fabrics · Indian textile fabrics · Indians of North America

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