Button blanket

"Ceremonial robes and their associated regalia have been among the most spectacular creations of the Indian people of the Northwest Coast of North America.

For generations, these robes have served as insignia of family and clan histories, duties, rights, and privileges, and they are beginning to mark as well a determined presence in contemporary Canadian society.

These robes are powerful statements of identity and, donning them, people become in a real sense what they wear.

[3] The trade blankets were typically dark blue duffel and decorated with buttons made from abalone or dentalium shells.

In 2015, law student Christina Gray of the Lax Kw'alaams Tsimshian nation formally obtained the right to wear a button blanket and cedar hat with her barrister's robes during the ceremony in which she was called to the bar in Ontario.