Tribute to My Grandmother Mary Ebbets, Anislaga

hunter-gatherer says...

This blanket was designed by George Hunt Jr., a Northwest Coast artist from the Kwakiutl tribe. The original limited edition series of the blanket, made in 1995 for the American Indian College Fund, consisted of 1200 blankets. Each blanket came with a stitched on label showing the blanket's number in the series(such as 200/1200).

Reproductions of this blanket were made about 10 years later and were also sold to benefit the American Indian College Fund. Per their website "Tribute to My Grandmother Mary Ebbets, Anislaga" was designed by George Hunt, Jr., a renowned woodcarver of the Kwakiutl tribe of Vancouver Island. Mr. Hunt, Jr. dedicated the design to his great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Ebbets, or Anislaga. As Tlingit legend has it, Anislaga was the living link between the ancient Tlingit culture and contemporary tribal weaving traditions. In ceremonies the blanket is "danced," bringing to life the story of how Mankind was taught to weave by Raven, Lynx, Sea Monster and Bear; when worn, these sacred images surround the wearer."