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In 1895 it was enlarged and converted into a textile mill that, by the following year, had begun making Native American trade blankets—geometric patterned robes (unfringed blankets) for Native American men and shawls (fringed blankets) for Native American women in the area—the Umatilla, Cayuse, Nez Perce and Walla Walla tribes. That ...
Native American Rugs, Blankets, and Quilts; American Indian Featherwork; The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco “The Mechanics of the Art World,” Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. "PreColumbian Textile Conference Proceedings VII" (2016) "PreColumbian Textiles in the Ethnological Museum in Berlin" (2017)
In 1850, an American soldier characterized Navajo blankets as "the best in the world." [ 21 ] In the 1890s, traders began large-scale marketing of Navajo blankets and rugs to meet a growing demand. To increase production and often at the expense of quality, traders introduced new designs, aniline dyes , and manufactured wool and cotton yarn ...
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American Map Quilt, created in Virginia, 1886 (Utah Museum of Fine Arts) Narrative quilting describes the use of blanket weaving and quilting to portray a message or tell a story. It was a means of sending messages and recording history for women that were unable to participate in politics throughout time.
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