Ceremonial Robe, between 1875 and 1925

  • Kwakiutl, Native American

Wool felt, abalone shell and beads

  • Overall: 56 1/2 × 72 1/2 inches (143.5 × 184.2 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Mary Louise Johnson Fund, Henry S. Booth, Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hatt, Mrs. William E. Scripps, National Associated Real Estate Board, and Batton, Barton, Durstine and Osborn, Inc.

63.151

by 1953, possibly Chief Sam Scow (Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada). (Canadian Cabin Crafts, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

1963-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

“Family Art Game.” DIA Advertising Supplement, Detroit Free Press, May 20, 1979, p. 31 (ill.). Textile Masterpieces. Exhibition checklist, Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1978, no. 13.

Kwakiutl, Native American, Ceremonial Robe, between 1875 and 1925, wool felt, abalone shell and beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Mary Louise Johnson Fund, Henry S. Booth, et al., 63.151.