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Author Samuel, Cheryl

Title Raven's Tail
Published Vancouver : UBC Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (168 pages)
Contents ""Contents""; ""Prelude""; ""The Gathering of the Robes""; ""The Raven's Tail""; ""Raven's Tail Robes and Chilkat Dancing Blankets""; ""Yeil Koowu""; ""The legendary origin of basketry""; ""The patterns""; ""The Materials of Woollen Twining""; ""The wool and the dyes""; ""Fur""; ""The Techniques of Twining""; ""The loom""; ""Preparation of the wefts""; ""Twining""; ""Joins""; ""Weaving a Robe""; ""The heading and selvage pattern""; ""The borders""; ""The central design field""; ""The footing and fringes""; ""Fur and ties""; ""The Robes""; ""I: ""One within Another"" Robe""
""II: The Kruzof Island Robe""""III: The Knight Island Robe""; ""IV: Kotlean's Robe""; ""V: ""Tattoo"" Pattern Robe""; ""VI: ""One within Another"" Fur-Sided Robe""; ""VII: ""Double around the Cross"" Fur-Sided Robe""; ""VIII: The Swift Robe""; ""IX: The Lattice Band Robe""; ""X: The Three Panelled Robe""; ""XI: The Diamonds Robe""; ""XII: The Lynn Canal Robe""; ""XIII: The Single Eye Robe""; ""XIV: Aichunk's Robe""; ""XV: The Skatins' Robe""; ""A Tale of Transition""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography""; ""Museums""; ""Illustration Credits""
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Subject Indian textile fabrics -- Northwest Coast of North America
Indian art -- Northwest Coast of North America
Hand weaving -- Northwest Coast of North America
Hand weaving
Indian art
Indian textile fabrics
North America -- Northwest Coast of North America
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780774858076
0774858079