A PAIR ATHABASKAN BEADED CLOTH DOG BLANKETS. c. 1890...

Description

A PAIR ATHABASKAN BEADED CLOTH DOG BLANKETS
c. 1890

each with lively floral design, stitched with sinew in numerous shades of opaque and translucent glass seed beads, trimmed with green, pink, purple, and ivory yarn fringe, backed with canvas


Provenance:
From the Valentine Pasvolsky Collection

Lengths: 23 inches each, including fringe

"Fancy dog blankets, called tapies or tuppies, were used on festive occasions by the Dene Indians. They were made in sets, usually of four, often with rows of sleigh bells across the middle," Brasser, Theodore, Native American Clothing: An Illustrated History, Richmond Hill, ON, Firefly Books, Ltd., 2009, p. 304



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