# Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs

- By: Tlingit (Southeastern Alaska, United States)
- Date: Late 19th century
- Medium: Wool and bark, dovetail and single interlocking, discontinuous weft, alternate pair weft twining; extended float twining, eccentric weft twining, and three-strand weft twining; main warp cut fringe; edges of twill oblique interlacing…
- Classification: Religious/Ritual Object
- Dimensions: 176.1 × 138.5 cm (69 1/4 × 54 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Chilkat River
- Credit line: Through prior purchase of the Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/86812)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/58a44f4c-3d3f-c93a-a4bb-44c68f8b4267/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)