Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth Print beings and symbols are illustrated

beings and symbols are illustrated in the 6 black-and-white reproductions of contemporary works of art

yet little attention has been paid to these qualities in the First Nations art of the Northwest Coast

Burnaby Art Gallery

and our relationship with all creation

Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth Print beings and symbols are illustratedSalish Blankets presents a new perspective on Salish weaving through technical and anthropological lenses. Worn as ceremonial robes, the blankets are complex objects said to preexist in the supernatural realm and made manifest in the natural world through ancestral guidance. The blankets are protective garments that at times of great life changesbirth, marriage, deathoffer emotional strength and mental focus. A blanket can help establish the owners