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Chilkat Dancers in Haines, Alaska. For information call (907) 766-2160 or visit their website: Alaska Indian Arts
Chilkat Tlingit dancing blankets were traditionally dyed with Letharia vulpina that was obtained in trade for such items as fish grease from groups living in the interior of what is now British Columbia.
Photograph copyright Stephen/Sylvia Sharnoff