Buttons, Blankets & The Trade
July 23, 2022 11am-3pm
Come explore the evolution of Northwest Coast ceremonial robes during the fur trade. We will trace the design elements from Ravenstail to the Button Blankets. Learn the significance and importance of button blankets and hereditary crests. Watch a demonstration of button blanket making.
Learn about trapping and the fur trade from interpreters at our fur trade camp in our new outdoor education area, then bring your “pelts” to our fur trade store to trade with interpreters for “button blanket trade goods”.
Visitors will then have the opportunity to make their own miniature button blankets from felt and sequins. Special exhibits of button blankets and aprons from the Lelooska Foundation Permanent Collection and private collections.
Please register for your arrival time so we can ensure we have materials for you!