A Curious Clay: The Use of a Powdered White Substance in Coast Salish Spinning and Woven Blankets
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa
BC Studies, no. 189, Spring, 2016, pp. 129-149
Description
Looks at historical and ethnographic records to see if the diatomaceous earth found in museums with Coast Salish collections is the same earth used to coat the wool used in Salish spinning.