#6 • A Large Tlingit Button Blanket

Part of December 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,000.00

Status: Sold

Category: Textiles

A beautiful Tlingit button blanket featuring a central image of opposing legendary Thunderbirds. The dark wool cloth represents the door to a longhouse, the red borders the planks from which the longhouse is made, and the applied felt Thunderbird power, protection, and strength to North American indigenous cultures. The Thunderbird and borders are outlined with hand-sewn mother-of-pearl buttons; larger abalone coins provide additional accents. Two buttons are broken almost in half, upper and lower right, and some loose thread is present, lower left. Six unattached buttons are provided, as shown. Blanket measures approximately 58.5" x 53.5" tall.