Naaxein

ca.1880

Tlingit

As I understand it, Chilkat weaving was very secretive and you barely shared it with anybody else―you never let anybody see it in progress―it was such a highly prized skill. Those who had it had great, great prestige, and if you have prestige, you kind of want to hang on to that.

– Dorica Jackson, contemporary Chilkat weaver

Mountain goat wool, yellow cedar bark, dyes

37 x 68.5 in. (66.04 x 147.32 cm)

Overall h.: 56 in.

Overall w.: 81 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

68.194

Not currently on view

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