Collection:
JDCM Education
Object ID:
EDU.0003
Accession#:
EDU
Credit Line:
Donated by multiple sources.
Object Name:
Weaving
Description:
Ravens Tail weaving sample
Square woven piece with brown fur and a white string looped on top as a hanger. Bottom has white fringe.
Center piece has a brown white and yellow design. On each end there is an alternating yellow and brown line. Orange thread used to hold edges together.
Square woven piece with brown fur and a white string looped on top as a hanger. Bottom has white fringe.
Center piece has a brown white and yellow design. On each end there is an alternating yellow and brown line. Orange thread used to hold edges together.
Notes:
Ravenstail Weaving is an ancient style of twining that creates dramatic geometric patterns in black and white with splashes of yellow highlights. This design forces your eyes to dance across the designs.
This style of twining was done along our northwest coast until the late 1700s when it evolved into Chilkat Weaving and that “form line” style of weaving began to flourish. Ravenstail Weaving “slept” for almost 200 years until its revival by Cheryl Samuel in the 1980s when she published her book, “The Raven’s Tail” and began teaching.
This style of twining was done along our northwest coast until the late 1700s when it evolved into Chilkat Weaving and that “form line” style of weaving began to flourish. Ravenstail Weaving “slept” for almost 200 years until its revival by Cheryl Samuel in the 1980s when she published her book, “The Raven’s Tail” and began teaching.
Subjects:
Alaska Natives
Weaving
Weaving
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