Language of the robe : American Indian trade blankets / Robert W. Kapoun with Charles J. Lohrmann.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kapoun, Robert W., 1943-
Other Authors: Lohrmann, Charles J.
Language:English
Published: Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, [1997]
Subjects:
Indigenous textile fabrics > North America.
Indigenous blankets > North America.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Clothing.
Physical Description:xi, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Native perspective on the trade blanket
  • Language of the robe
  • Blanket in the fur trade
  • Annuity period and the transition to the reservation
  • History of woolen mills in North America
  • Designs of the American Indian trade blanket
  • Capps Indian blanket
  • Oregon City woolen mills
  • Buell manufacturing company
  • Racine woolen mills
  • Pendleton woolen mills
  • Novelty designs and duplication of patterns
  • American Indian trade blankets of unknown origin
  • Contemporary collectible blankets.