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Chilkat Leggings
Hand dyed wool, otter fur, leather
25 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches framed 64.1 x 92.1 x 6.3 cm
Chilkat blankets and leggings were initially developed among the Tsimshian-speaking people who lived along the Skeena and Nass River. These groups had easy access to mountain goats in their traditional territory. This type of blanket however was later refined in the late nineteenth century by the Chilkat tribe of the Tlingit, whose territory was at the mouth of the Chilkat River in Southeast Alask…
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