PENDLETON route 66 Arizona 1930s CEREMONIAL stripes BLANKET 56 x 76 wool

Description: Presenting Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Pendleton Woolen Mills Pendleton has been a family-owned business for 140 years in Oregon that has ideal conditions for raising sheep and built a textile mill. By 1895, Pendleton made jacquard bed blankets, shawls and robes that were highly prized by the Native Americans and the tradition of Pendleton Woolen Mills blankets began. Trade expanded from the Nez Perce nation near Pendleton to the Navajo, Hopi and Zuni nations. These Pendleton blankets were used as basic wearing apparel and as a standard of value for trading and credit among Native Americans. Most of the earlier trading blankets were plaids and block designs like the traditional Hudson's Bay blankets. Jacquard loomed Pendleton Indian blankets with their brilliant colors and sharp details became very popular after their introduction into what was known as the "Indian trade". Car loads of blankets traveled from Pendleton, Oregon to the Southwest tribes to be exchanged for silver jewelry, wool or other items of value. The colorful blankets were integrated into everyday and ceremonial uses; part of a dowry, weddings, gift giving, pow wows, dance prizes, naming ceremonies, funerals and memorials (sometimes blankets are packed in a coffin or a coffin is lined with a blanket to keep the loved one warm on his journey). VIEW more ONE-OF-A-KIND items in HOUSEHOLD ARTIFACTS VIEW my other FINE ART auctions on eBay VISIT leecorbino on eBay SHIPPING IS VIA USPS INSURED MAIL. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING Combine purchases and save $$$ on shipping. Kindly pay within 3 days of AUCTION close. Thank you for your interest!

Price: 275 USD

Location: Sarasota, Florida

End Time: 2025-02-02T17:08:25.000Z

Shipping Cost: 23 USD