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Object #     2-495
Object name     Utpaas, Skin Blanket
Culture of Origin     Yakama
Materials     Elkskin, Wool Cloth, Seed Beads
Techniques     Cut, Sewn, Appliqued Beadwork
Dimensions     W: 60 in, L: 52 in
Exhibit Label    

"The blanket is usually made up of Elk hide and when they have it beaded like that the women do that for their leaders. It is usually a leader of a band or tribe, the one that takes care of all the people, and they didn’t call them ‘chiefs’."
Levina Wilkins, Yamaka

Source     Mrs. Paul D. Moran
Location     Yakama Reservation


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