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Synopsis
From the history of the trade blanket to contemporary collectible blankets to designs of the major trade blanket manufacturers such as Pendleton Woolen Mills, Racine Woolen Mills, and Buell Manufacturing Company, Language of the Robe presents the bright colors and intricately woven patterns hallmark to American Indian trade blankets.
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About the Authors
Robert W Kapoun of Santa Fe has lectured extensively on this subject and has curated a traveling exhibition of trade blankets.
Charles J Lohrmann was the founding editor of Four Winds magazine, a journal of Native American Art, culture and history.
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Preface
There are three questions that I am asked more often than any others concerning the American Indian trade blankets. They are:
What is an American Indian trade blanket?
How did you start collecting these blankets?
How do you find these blankets?
The answers to these questions explain all the reasons why we wanted to collect the trade blankets.
What is an American Indian trade blanket? In the simplest terms, an American Indian trade blanket is a commercially created, machine-woven wearing blanket produced for an American Indian market. Even though the following pages tell the history of the trade blanket, it is important to state that, prior to the production of these blankets, the Indian people were able to provide warmth for themselves by relying on native or natural means. Historically, wearing robes were created from animal hides and fur, woven plant fibers, and, ultimately, fabric woven by hand from wool or cotton. With European contact and the introduction of trade goods, suddenly the need for these traditional forms of protective clothing was altered. The trade blanket replaced the hide robes and hand-woven blankets previously worn by native people. The development of a market for these blankets parallels the evolution of the Indian people's cultural existence.
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