Button Blanket

Button Blanket

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The blankets were originally acquired from the Hudsons Bay Company traders during the mid-19th century [ [http://www.ammsa.com/achieve/AA99-D.Grant.html Windspeaker profiles of outstanding Aboriginal people ] ] , and decorated with buttons made from abalone or dentalium shells. [ [http://www.civilization.ca/tresors/treasure/232eng.html Civilization.ca - Treasures Gallery - Button blankets ] ] The central crest typically portrayed a symbol of the wearer's family heritage. [ [http://www.warmuseum.ca/aborig/grand/ghhi2eng.html Civilization.ca - Grand Hall - Haida house (interior) ] ]

Later blankets were blue duffle, with red stroud for the appliqued patterns which were outlined in modern, or mother of pearl, buttons.

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