The Coast Salish woolly dog was once a fixture in communities ... appearing on baskets and in the tribe’s logo. Sparrow has drawn inspiration from them. She’s creating a traditional blanket ...

Smithsonian scientists teamed up with Coast Salish elders and weavers to study the pelt of Mutton, a woolly dog who died in 1859. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Long gone from existence, the Coast Salish Woolly Dog is brought back to life in the pages of a new book: The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog. Rich with stories from Musqueam ...

Their exceptionally soft, crimpy hair was shorn like sheep’s wool, spun into yarn, and woven into blankets and robes by indigenous women who carefully tended them in communities across Coast Salish ...

If you read her award winning memoir, you may know Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe as a "Coast Salish punk." Now, LaPointe is back with a new essay collection, titled "Thunder Song: Essays." ...

Thanks to an exhibit opening Friday at the Seattle Art Museum, the public silence of the Coast Salish in the realm of art is over. "S'abadeb -- The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists" was ...

A classic-style Coast Salish blanket, which includes a mixture of woolly dog and goat wool. The woolly dog wool is in the warp (vertical strands). Accessioned 1858. Collection notes. Researchers ...

In a most unexpected way, Coast Salish culture has meshed with Danish folklore on the shores of Lincoln Park — in the form of a giant troll. As part of Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo's ...