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Language Of the Robe

American Indian Trade Blankets

9781423600169

Gibbs Smith
Available: 02/15/06
8.5 x 11 · 192 pages
9781423600169
CDN $44.95 · cl

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Robert W Kapoun and Charles J. Lohrmann

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.

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.