Button blanket
Maxine Matilpi
(Native American (Kwakwaka'wakw))
John Livingston
(Canadian)
2016
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave, mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 134.6 x 162.6 cm (53 x 64 in.)
Credit LineGallery Instructor 50th Anniversary Fund to support of the Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession number2016.378
On View
On viewClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsOn embroidered label sewn to back lower corner: "Hand made by Maxine Matilpi"Provenance2016, created by Maxine Matilpi (Kwakwaka'wakw), Alert Bay, North Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; 2016, consigned by the artist to Steinbrueck Native Gallery, Seattle, WA; 2016, sold by Steinbrueck Native Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2016)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
mid- to late 19th century
1835–40
1950s
early 20th century
1865–80
first half of 19th century
1878
about 1870