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- Title
CHILKAT BLANKET RESTORATION: A CASE STUDY IN ALASKA NATIVE AUTHORITY IN MUSEUM CONSERVATION.
- Authors
Carrlee, Ellen; Ehlers, Anna Brown
- Abstract
This paper reviews the recent legacy of Indigenous object treatment authority in Alaska museums and examines in depth the case study of a Chilkat blanket restoration. Museum conservator Ellen Carrlee and master Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers collaborated on the treatment of a Chilkat blanket for exhibition in the new Alaska State Museum clan house gallery in 2016. Ehlers was given authority over treatment decisions, including interventions that would not be possible under standard museum conservation protocols. Museums have a long history of altering objects in their care, but there has been reluctance to afford source community experts the same privilege. In this article, we explore the benefits and challenges with an emphasis on creating space for Native authority.
- Subjects
ALASKA; CHILKAT blankets; ETHNOLOGICAL museums &; collections; CONSERVATORS (Conservation &; restoration); WEAVERS
- Publication
Alaska Journal of Anthropology, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 1, p86
- ISSN
1544-9793
- Publication type
Article