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Object #     1999-23/1
Object name     Button Blanket
Culture of Origin     Haida
Maker or Artist     Dorothy Grant, Robert Davidson
Materials     Bead, Wool, Wool, Button, Pearl, Thread, Thread
Techniques     Appliqued
Dimensions     L: 51.2 in, W: 58.7 in
Exhibit Label    

The dogfish robe is a collaborative effort between Haida artists Robert Davidson and Dorothy Grant. It was Dorothy Grant's personal robe, worn by her on many ceremonial occasions in the 1980s and 90s. The dogfish design appliquéd in the central panel is a crest of Grant's Yahgu'laanaas Raven clan. The appliquéd raven designs on the robe's boarders are an innovation on Haida robes, first used by Robert Davidson and his family in the 1980s.

'In the Spirit of the Ancestors'-This robe is a collaborative effort between Haida artists Robert Davidson and Dorothy Grant. It was Dorothy's personal robe, worn by her on many ceremonial occasions in the 1980s and 90s. The dogfish design appliquéd in the central panel is a crest of Grant's Yahgu'laanaas Raven clan.

Source     Ms. Dorothy Grant
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Lawrence Christian and John A. Putnam


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