Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth

by Leslie H. Tepper, Janice George, Willard Joseph

Salish Blankets presents a new perspective on Salish weaving through technical and anthropological lenses. Worn as ceremonial robes, the blankets are complex objects said to preexist in the supernatural realm and made manifest in the natural world through ancestral guidance. The blankets are protective garments that at times of great life changes--birth, marriage, death--offer emotional strength and mental focus. A blanket can help establish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803296924
• ISBN13: 9780803296923
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.8"