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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo11amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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On the Stikinc Itivcr iit the (ircat (ilufier. The artist visitctl all the roiiiitry along the coast makiiiK color studies and collecting facts the Tsiiiishiaii; l)iit the art passed from tlK'in tlirouf^di the Tongas, the Stikiiie and the more soutlierii Tniia:it t:) the Chilkat tril)e, a (hxisioii f>f the Th'iitiit t'amilx which h'xcs al;out tht head of Lynn ("anal in sontlieastern Ahiska. This migration of art is attril)iitahk' to the intermigratf ry hal)its of the peojih'. Canoe hfe in the net\v(,rk cA' island ehamifl-ways permits free intei'course hetween the tribes and an cxeliange of eoinnio(Hties wliieh, together witli the practice of inteitrihti! marriages, accoimts for the (h's- semiiiation and perpetuation of siinihii' arts among neighhoring peopU-s. The ( liilkat hhuiket is nndonhtedly tlie hest possil)ie expression for this grotip, not only that it is the emhlem of the clan hut also, as is always true of art objects, that it sums within its textile limits suggestions of the mythical lore and history of its pe()i)le. Not Iciist interesting is the fact that this textile is a copy from a j^ainted design. In the can\as against an impressive backgroimd of mountains, whose snows and glaciers are tinted with bines and purjjlcs and greens, a (hilkat blanket hangs in process f)f making, and around it is giouped the family engaged in the work. The man stands passively at the left. ('ar\ed embh'ms on the uprights of the looms, also tin painted pattern boar<l at the right of the comixtsition, are his share in the work. Tlie old wonitui setited at the right with lower lij) flistended by a mouth orntiment indicati\e of her wealth and rank, is engaged in spiiming a strand of the wool from the moun- tain goat. For the weaving of ;i (hilkat blanket all the long coarse outer hair of the goat is discarded, since only the soft fine under wool is used. The wool is

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