An Arkansas woman has given the Sheldon Museum a child-size Chilkat blanket apparently woven by a local Native woman in 1916, a donation that museum director Helen Alten called “stunning.”
The weaving is valuable partly due to its “nearly pristine condition,” including a bright coloration likely resulting from having been kept in storage, Alten said. Based on sales of other Chilkat Blankets, the value of the gift may be between $25,000 and $40,000, she said.