10909 - Chilkat Images bracelet

6.5 X 0.4 inch Sterling Silver by Jeanne Gamble. The Chilkats are the people who lived along the Chilkat River. Skilled craftsmen, the Chilkat people developed the Chilkat blanket weave, made spruce root baskets and were wonderful carvers. Highly stylized animal designs are common. Animals, important in their legends, are also used as clan symbols.