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Object #     2003-83/1
Object name     Jacket, Skirt
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Nani Coat
Maker or Artist     Dorothy Grant, Robert Davidson
Materials     Wool, Wool, Button, Thread, Thread, Snap, Silk, Zipper
Techniques     Appliqued, Machine Sewn, lined
Dimensions     L: 35 x 22.5 in, W: 24.5 x 58 x 20 x 14 in
Exhibit Label    

'In the Spirit of the Ancestors'-In 1991, I commissioned Dorothy Grant to make me a coat. My nani coat, I called it, in honor of Florence Edenshaw Davidson, my teacher, collaborator, and surrogate grandmother (nani). The design tells of Florence's and my collaboration. On the front: Raven (nani Florence) telling the story; on the back: Frog (me) receiving it. I wore this coat to Florence's memorial potlatch in October 1994. - Margaret Blackman

Source     Dr. Margaret B. Blackman
Credit     Gift of Margaret B. Blackman


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