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Object #		2004-2/417
Object name		Raven's Tail Robe
Culture of Origin		Haida, Ts'msyen
Maker or Artist		Marie Oldfield, William White
Materials		Wool, Fur, Sea Otter, Silver
Techniques		Raven's Tail Weaving
Dimensions		L: 41 x 52 in, W: 57 x 74 in
Exhibit Label		This robe was worn by Haida artist Reg Davidson at a potlatch he hosted in Old Massett, B.C. in February 2002. The designs on the central panel are called "tattoo" designs, after a traditional pattern that was tattooed onto the backs of Tlingit noble women's hands. Davidson's robe was inspired by an old robe that no longer survives, but is documented in a sketch made by Pavel Mikhailov on a voyage to the Northwest Coast in 1827. The sketch is now in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (cat. no. R-29091). 'In the Spirit of the Ancestors"-This robe was worn by Haida artist Reg Davidson at a potlatch he hosted in Old Massett, B.C. in February 2002. The designs on the central panel are called "tattoo" designs, after a traditional pattern that was tattooed onto the backs of Tlingit noble women's hands. Davidson's robe was inspired by an old robe documented in a sketch made by Pavel Mikhailov on a voyage to the Northwest Coast in 1827.
Source		Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit		Gift of Arthur B. Steinman

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