ZE493-53650  Long ago, the Southern Utes of Colorado told of a plague that medicine men could not cure. A council gathered on the riverbank and built an enormous fire, danced and prayed for help, then fell into a deep sleep. When they woke, a spring...

ZE493-53555 Shifting dunes of shining white crystal rise from the Tularosa Basin at New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument. Erosion from the surrounding mountains constantly replenishes the world’s largest gypsum dune field, encompassing...

ZE435-53317 64" X 80"  The Silver Bark blanket brings the sky and earth together in a classic Pendleton design from the 1920s. Discovered in a private collection, it features stylized arrow, star, diamond and waterbug motifs. The hues were...

ZE475-53338 FIRE LEGEND ROBE Manabozho, Chippewa trickster hero, disguised himself as a rabbit to capture fire for his people. Rabbits turn brown in the spring to honor Manabozho’s gift. Unnapped, whipstitched binding. 82% wool, 18% cotton,...

First woven in the 1920s, this USA-made wool blanket has been one of our most popular designs ever since. Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe native to northeastern Oregon in the late 1800s. Widely admired for protecting his people and speaking the...

First woven in the 1920s, this USA-made wool blanket has been one of our most popular designs ever since. Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe native to northeastern Oregon in the late 1800s. Widely admired for protecting his people and speaking the...

First woven in the 1920s, this USA-made wool blanket has been one of our most popular designs ever since. Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe native to northeastern Oregon in the late 1800s. Widely admired for protecting his people and speaking the...

First woven in the 1920s, this USA-made wool blanket has been one of our most popular designs ever since. Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe native to northeastern Oregon in the late 1800s. Widely admired for protecting his people and speaking the...

ZD411-51128 When the U.S. government ordered the Nez Perce onto reservations in Idaho, Chief Joseph resisted, leading his band toward Canada. Considered a brilliant strategist, he won many battles against great odds. In 1877 he surrendered to save his...

A brave warrior astride a swift steed thunders across the plain. Similar images were painted on buffalo hides by Plains Indians in the 1800s. The Celebrate the Horse blanket is based on a design from the Blackfoot tribe, expert horsemen who called the...

This brilliantly colored design incorporates imagery that is universal among Native American cultures: the sun, moon, stars and rain clouds represent an honored relationship with the spiritual world. The natural world is represented by flora—corn,...

This design pays respect to tribal elders, the wisdom keepers who hand down teachings and spiritual direction to children and future generations. Their guidance gives children a better understanding of their responsibility to the universe and the...