Chilkat blanket
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Canadian Museum of History, VII-X-1537, IMG2008-0583-0292-Dm
This type of weaving, often described as “Chilkat,” developed among several groups from the northern region of coastal British Columbia and was highly valued. Only very high-ranking chiefs owned such blankets.