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Chilkat blanket 
a D-shaped blanket woven of mountain goat wool with a warp of yellow cedar bark, into which are worked symbolic designs, originally made by the Chilcat Indians and later adopted by other tribes of the west coast.
See also: Haida blanket
- 1890 Thus the beautiful raven rattles of the Tsimshean frequently imitated by the Kwakiutl and the beautifully woven Chilkat-blankets are used as far south as Comox.
- 1924 Securing and preparing the materials for the manufacture of the Chilkat blanket took about six months and weaving about the same time.
- 1958 He carried to Her Majesty on the occasion of her Coronation in London, a Chilkat Blanket or Robe which is of symbolic and historic interest and is as fine an example of these now cherished and invaluable robes as can be found anywhere in the world.
- 1890 Thus the beautiful raven rattles of the Tsimshean frequently imitated by the Kwakiutl and the beautifully woven Chilkat-blankets are used as far south as Comox.