Lunchtime ART OF: Dorica Jackson and the Chilkat Dancing Robe
Schedule
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Arts Council of Princeton | Princeton, NJ
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Meet us in the gallery for a lunchtime ART OF event! Bring a bagged lunch and enjoy a presentation by Dorica Jackson who will discuss her experience with Chilkat weaving, including details of her early discoveries and recent commissions. On view will be leggings and the Chilkat Dancing Robe she created to be worn by Nathan Jackson.Chilkat Dancing Robes are worn by high-ranking tribal members on civic or ceremonial occasions, including dances. They are a type of highly esteemed textile throughout the Northwest Coast and long associated with nobility. These robes, sometimes called dancing blankets, were created by women using extremely complex twining techniques that enabled them to produce the curvilinear shapes forming the composition. The designs, woven in mountain goat wool and shredded cedar bark, copied painted images on wooden pattern boards produced by men.
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Where is it happening?
Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon St,Princeton,NJ,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: