department of anthropology 



Weaving a Chilkat Blanket at a Camp on a Salmon River 



One of the Mural Panels by Will S. Taylor for the Northwest Coast Hall 



The blanket is being made for the man of the family who stands at the left. The 

 young girl has stopped in the process of separating the strands of the cedar bark to be 

 used for warp. The woman at the right has looked up from her work of spinning 

 the wool 



