Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America; Tlingit Indians; Tlingit Indians -- Social life and customs; Chilkat textile fabrics; Dolls; Indian dolls; Blankets; Indian blankets; 1950s
Chilkat dancing blankets were made for men and women to wear, or give, at special Northwest Coast occasions. The art of Chilkat blanket weaving originated with the Tsimshian people but later spread to the Tlingit people through trade and marriage....
Lewis, Shari; Puppets; Hand puppets; Nineteen sixties; Lamb Chop (Fictitious character); Television programs
Shari Lewis and her wooly hand puppet Lamb Chop entertained families for over 40 years. "The Shari Lewis Show" ran on NBC from 1960 to 1963 and featured Shari and her puppet friends, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy. Shari...
Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwakiutl Indians -- Social life and customs; Indian dolls; Dolls; 1950s
Decorated button blankets, like the one this doll is wearing, were first created in the 1800s. Fur trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company traded plain wool blankets with the Kwakiutl peoples of the Northwest, and then each family decorated the...
