NEW*Native Pawned PENDLETON BLANKET VEST*ChiefJoseph*NR

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NEWNative Pawned PENDLETON BLANKET VESTChiefJoseph*NR

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Sold Date: 06/20/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

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This BEAUTIFUL Native American Indian Pawned VINTAGE PENDLETON "Chief Joseph" Design Trade Blanket VEST with Pendleton Detailed Metal Button-Up front, silk inner liner and two front pockets, Size MEDIUM - NEW WITH TAGS! Pictures do NOT do this Blanket Vest justice!! The Design and Deep Colors are brilliant and amazing!!! THIS IS A FABULOUS-MUST HAVE ITEM! BUY IT FOR YOURSELF OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE TODAY!!
This truly is a wonderful item in BRAND NEW Condition. Would look great on any Man or Woman.
HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRADE BLANKET:
The blanket has always been an integral part of Native American life. Historically, Indian people wore blankets made from woven plant fibers, animal hides and fur and eventually from fabric woven by hand from wool or cotton. Long before the advent of white settlers, Native Americans traded blankets in exchange for other goods; tfore, to accept commercially made blankets from Europeans in trade for beaver pelts was a natural transition.
The first trade blankets were very simple, featuring solid colors and a few contrasting stripes. Then in 1896, Pendleton Woolen Mills in Pendleton, Oregon became the only mill founded specifically to produce trade blankets. The first Pendleton blankets incorporated either stripes, blocks, rectangles or crosses. In 1901, the introduction of the Jacquard loom affected the designs dramatically, enabling the mills to create more intricate zigzag designs.
From the beginning, Pendleton produced high-quality blankets that eventually became the favorite Indian trade blanket. By the end of World War II, all the American woolen mills had gone out of business with the exception of Pendleton. Today t is a resurgence of interest in older trade blankets.
T is such irony in this colorful story in which Native Americans are both the inspiration for the designs of American trade blankets as well as the blankets' most important consumers. But long before Europeans introduced commercially made blankets, and long before t were American trading posts, blankets were an integral part of Native American life and survival. As Bob Kapoun states, "Blankets have become a statement of American Indianness." The soul of this understanding reverberates in one of the most poignant statements ever recorded in American history. In his surrender speech delivered in 1897, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce said: "It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows w they are--perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From w the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
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Cass City Pawn is a Pawn Shop right in the heart of beautiful Native American country in Cass Lake Minnesota. Cass City Pawn is located on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, one of the largest and most beautiful reservations in Northern Minnesota. The merchandise brought into our shop is of the highest quality and also includes a wide variety of Native American Arts and Crafts that are Hand-Made by local Ojibwe Tribal Members. We also handle jewelry, electronics, power tools, hand tools and just about anything else you could imagine, so check back often to see what's new!!! You are sure to be satisfied with any purchase from Cass City Pawn.
Cass City Pawn is an established, licensed business since 1993 with a reputation to maintain. We guarantee that the merchandise you receive from us is as represented. If you are not satisfied due to an unrecognized or unreported product flaw or misrepresentation, we will do our very best to rectify your concerns. The Pawn industry is closely regulated and monitored. Every item that comes through our door is not only examined for function and workability, it also has its model ...