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The Resurgence of Geometric-patterned Regalia on the Northern Northwest Coast (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Steve Henrikson. Janice Criswell.

Regalia woven using the "Chilkat" technique appeared on the northern Northwest Coast in the early 19th century, apparently replacing an older tradition of regalia decorated with geometric patterns. Only a dozen of these early robes (or archaeological fragments thereof) remain in museums. In the late 1980s, weaver and scholar Cheryl Samuel studied these survivals, documented them in great detail, and developed curriculum to teach these techniques to weavers, who since that time have created...