Button blanket with split killer-whale crest design
date: label: Date created
content: 1890-1920
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kaigani Haida
label: Collector
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1930.
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place: label: Place
content: Prince of Wales Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Alexander Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Prince of Wales Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Kaigani Haida
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 17/6679
label: Barcode
content: 176679.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Button blanket with split killer-whale crest design
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool cloth, dentalium shell/shells, abalone/haliotis shell, mother-of-pearl buttons
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, appliquéd
label: Dimensions
content: 133 x 175.8 cm